cococha

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque kokotxa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈkot͡ʃa/ [koˈko.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -otʃa
• Syllabification: co‧co‧cha

Noun

cococha f (plural cocochas)

1. the fleshy underpart of a fish's jaw, a delicacy in Basque cuisine

Alternative forms

• kokotxa

Further reading

• “cococha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16