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coet

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Catalan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coet m (plural coets)

  1. rocket

Descendants

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  • → Spanish: cohete, cuete (Hispanic America)
    • → Cebuano: kuwitis
    • → Maguindanao: kuitis
    • → Maranao: kowitis
    • → Tagalog: kuwitis
    • → Tausug: kulitis

References

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  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “cohete”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 126
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