cocorote

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.koˈɾɔ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.koˈɾɔ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.koˈɾɔ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.kɔˈɾɔ.tɨ/

Noun

cocorote m (plural cocorotes)

1. (Brazil, informal) blow on the head

   Synonym: carolo

2. (Northeastern Brazil, cooking) small coconut cake

Further reading

• “cocorote”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “cocorote”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024