cócegas

Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal from cocegar. Cognate with Galician cóxegas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.se.ɡɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.se.ɡɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.se.ɡɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.se.ɡas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ/ [ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɣɐʃ]

Noun

cócegas f pl (plural only)

1. tickle

   Synonyms: (informal) cosca, (informal) cosquinha

2. (figuratively) desire, temptation

Derived terms

• coceguento
• fazer cócegas

 

Further reading

• “cócegas”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024