cócegas

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from cocegar. Cognate with Galician cóxegas.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.se.ɡɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.se.ɡɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.se.ɡas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ/ [ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɣɐʃ]

Noun[edit]

cócegas f pl (plural only)

tickle
(figuratively) desire, temptation

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