coquilla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coquilla, diminutive of coca (“shell”).

Noun

coquilla (plural coquillas)

1. The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.

Derived terms

• coquilla nut

Anagrams

• aquollic

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French coquille.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /koˈkiʝa/ [koˈki.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈkiʝa/ [koˈki.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koˈkiʎa/ [koˈki.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈkiʃa/ [koˈki.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈkiʒa/ [koˈki.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: co‧qui‧lla

Noun

coquilla f (plural coquillas)

1. (sports) jockstrap, athletic protector, groin guard, strap, cup (protection for the male genitals)

   Synonyms: huevera, protector genital

2. (Isleño) seashell

   Synonym: concha

Further reading

• “coquilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014