cueca
English
Etymology
American Spanish, from zamacueca, a dance performed in Chile and Peru.
Noun
cueca (countable and uncountable, plural cuecas)
- A family of musical styles from parts of South America.
- Any of the dances associated with the cueca musical style.
Related terms
Further reading
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Cueca”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈɛ.kɐ/ [kʊˈɛ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈɛ.ka/ [kʊˈɛ.ka], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwɛ.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
- Hyphenation: cu‧e‧ca
Noun
cueca f (plural cuecas)
- (Portugal) underpants, including panties
- Synonym: cuecas
- (Brazil, Mozambique) male underpants
- Synonym: boxers
- (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)
Spanish
Etymology
See zamacueca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkweka/ [ˈkwe.ka]
- Rhymes: -eka
- Syllabification: cue‧ca
Noun
cueca f (plural cuecas)
Descendants
- → English: cueca
Further reading
- “cueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024