coet

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin cauda (tail), but the precise derivation is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

coet m (plural coets)

  1. rocket

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: cohete

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cohete”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 126