coïssor

Catalan

Etymology

Alteration of cuiçor, from earlier *cuiçó (with a change of suffix), from Latin coctiō (“cooking”). Doublet of cocció, a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.iˈso]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.iˈso]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.iˈsoɾ]

Noun

coïssor f (plural coïssors)

1. burning sensation, stinging pain
2. (figurative) heartache

Derived terms

• coïssor d'estómac

Related terms

• coure

Further reading

• “coïssor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.