corcova

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Portuguese

Noun

corcova f (plural corcovas)

  1. hump (rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel)

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin cucurvus, perhaps a reduplication of curvus (“bent, crooked”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈkoba/ [koɾˈko.β̞a]

Noun

corcova f (plural corcovas)

  1. hump
    Synonyms: chepa, giba, joroba
  2. curvature
    Synonym: curvatura

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