socó

See also: soco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi sokó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *soko.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈkɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈkɔ/

Noun

socó m (plural socós)

1. (Brazil) one of various birds of the family Ardeidae

Further reading

• “socó”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “socó”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025