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cohete

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Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cohete, from Catalan coet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cohete m (plural cohetes)

  1. firework
    Synonym: volador
  2. rocket

Further reading

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  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cuete”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • cohete”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan coet, ultimately from Latin cauda (tail).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈete/ [koˈe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: co‧he‧te

Noun

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cohete m (plural cohetes)

  1. skyrocket
    Synonym: petardo
  2. rocket
    • 2023 September 3, Carlos Marcos, quoting Bertha M. Yebra, “Memorias de una diosa del rock en España: “Toda mi vida ha sido como ir en un cohete””, in El País[1]:
      Todo fue casual e improvisado. Yo nunca tuve ningún plan ni provoqué nada. Toda mi vida ha sido como ir en un cohete”, resume.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (Mexico, Uruguay) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
  4. (Mexico, Honduras) pistol[1]
    Synonym: pistola
  5. (Mexico) blasthole
  6. (Mexico) dynamite cartridge
  7. (Mexico) complication; entanglement

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Asturian: cohete, cuete
  • Cebuano: kuwitis
  • Cebuano: kuwitis
  • Maguindanao: kuitis
  • Maranao: kowitis
  • Tagalog: kuwitis
  • Tausug: kulitis

References

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  1. ^ Gillespie-Duelos, Eduardo. (1975) A Glossary of San Antonio Jargon. American Speech, vol. 50, no. 1/2, 140–142.

Further reading

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