cóxegas

Galician

Cóxegas

Alternative forms

• cóchegas

Etymology

From cozar (“to scratch”). Cognate with Portuguese cócegas; compare also Spanish cosquillas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʃe̝ɣa̝s/

Noun

cóxegas f pl (plural only)

1. tickling, tickle (feeling resembling the result of tickling)

   Synonym: celigras

2. impatience, inquietude

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coxegas”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cóxegas”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “cóxegas” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cóxegas”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN