cuca

See also Cuca

English

Etymology

Spanish, from native name.

Noun

cuca (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of coca.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Portuguese

FWOTD - 12 January 2013

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈku.ka/, /ˈku.kɐ/
• Homophone: Cuca

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin.

Noun

cuca f (plural cucas)

1. (familiar) head

Synonyms

• cabeça, coco (familiar)

Etymology 2

From German Kuchen (“cake”), from Old High German kuocho.

Noun

cuca f (plural cucas)

1. (South Brazil) Streuselkuchen (a cake of German origin made of yeast dough covered with sweet crumb topping)
   • 2005, Carlos Vieira, Armazem Colombo, ISBN 978-1469952550, page 82:

     Segundo o autor Alexandre de Freitas, “aparentada do stollen e do panetone, a cuca nada mais é do que um pão doce feito com massa mole e batida, onde são acrescentadas frutas secas ou frescas, no meio ou sobre a massa; […] ”.

     According to author Alexandre de Freitas, “related to stollen and panetone, Streuselkuchen is nothing more than a sweet bread made with soft, beaten dough, to which dry or fresh fruit is added in the middle or on top of; […] ”.

Etymology 3

From English cook.

Noun

cuca m (plural cucas)

1. (humorous) a skilled cook or chef

Synonyms

• cozinheiro (any cook), mestre-cuca

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Spanish

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin; see also Greek κόκκυξ and Late Latin cucus.

Adjective

cuca f (masculine cuco, feminine plural cucas, masculine plural cucos)

1. feminine form of cuco

Noun

cuca f (plural cucas)

1. (botany) chufa, earth almond, Cyperus esculentus
2. (entomology) caterpillar
3. (colloquial) woman who likes to gamble

   • mala cuca — evil person

Synonyms

• (caterpillar):

• oruga

• (sedge):

• alcatufa
• chufa

Derived terms

• cucaracha

See also

• Cyperus esculentus on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia:Cyperus esculentus