cocada

Portuguese

Cocada brasileira

Etymology

From coco +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈka.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈka.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈka.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈka.dɐ/ [kuˈka.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: co‧ca‧da

Noun

cocada f (plural cocadas)

1. coconut ball (confectionery)
2. (informal) headbutt

   Synonym: cabeçada

3. (informal) a hit on the head
   • 2019 November 6, Amy Blankenship, O coração do tempo: O guardião do coração de cristal - livro 1‎, Tektime, →ISBN:

     Suki deu uma cocada em Shinbe vindo por trás dele e gritou, "Sim, não é a toa que lhe chamam de 'Rei dos voyeurs!'" […]

     Suki hit Shinbe on the head from behind and shouted, "Yes, it's no wonder they call you the 'King of the voyeurs!'" […]

Derived terms

• rei da cocada preta

 

Further reading

• “cocada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “cocada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈkada/ [koˈka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: co‧ca‧da

Noun

cocada f (plural cocadas)

1. (Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay) coconut ball (confectionery)
2. (Venezuela) coconut milkshake, cold drink made from coconut milk

Further reading

• “cocada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16