cotufa

Spanish

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

• Folk etymology: from English corn to fry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈtufa/ [koˈt̪u.fa]

Noun

cotufa f (plural cotufas)

1. (Western Canary Islands, Venezuela) popcorn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

Derived terms

• pedir cotufas en el golfo

 

Further reading

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