coquilla
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Spanish coquilla, diminutive of coca (“shell”).
Noun[edit]
coquilla (plural coquillas)
- The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
coquilla f (plural coquillas)
- (sports) jockstrap, athletic protector, groin guard, strap, cup (protection for the male genitals)
- Synonyms: huevera, protector genital
- (Isleño) seashell
- Synonym: concha
Further reading[edit]
- “coquilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014