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

(popcorn):

• cabrita (Chile)
• cancha (Peru)
• canchita (Peru)
• canguil (Ecuador)
• cocaleca (Dominican Republic)
• crispeta (Colombia)
• palomitas (Northwestern Mexico)
• gallito (Northwestern Venezuela)
• maíz pira (Colombia)
• millo (Panama)
• palomita (de maíz) (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain)

• pipoca (Bolivia)
• pochoclo (Argentina)
• pop (Uruguay)
• popcorn (Panama, Puerto Rico)
• pororó (Eastern Bolivia, Northern and Western Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
• poporopo (Guatemala)
• pururú (Northern Central Argentina (Provinicia de Córdoba))
• rosca (Eastern Canary Islands)
• roseta (de maíz) (El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Southern Spain)
• rosita (de maíz) (Cuba)
• tostón (Southeastern Spain)

Further reading

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