chuca

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): choka
  • (Calpan, Cholula and Milpa Alta): choca

Verb

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  1. to cry.
Category:Canoa Central Nahuatl

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Most likely from a GermanicCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Germanic languages#CHUCACategory:Portuguese terms derived from Germanic languages#CHUCA language. Compare French choucas (“jackdaw”) and English chough, both ultimately from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#CHUCA *kahu (“chough, jackdaw”).

Noun

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  1. (ornithologyCategory:pt:Ornithology#CHUCA) jackdaw (bird of the genus Coloeus)
    Synonyms: cuneta, gralho
  2. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#CHUCA, colloquialCategory:Portuguese colloquialisms#CHUCA) an external pocket on a suit
    Synonym: chulca

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Chuca, a trademarked brand.

Noun

chuca f (plural chucas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CHUCACategory:Portuguese nouns#CHUCACategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CHUCACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CHUCACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#CHUCACategory:Pages with entries#CHUCACategory:Pages with 4 entries#CHUCA

  1. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#CHUCA) a small baby bottle
  2. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#CHUCA, colloquialCategory:Portuguese colloquialisms#CHUCA) enema
    Synonym: enema

Further reading

Category:pt:Corvids#CHUCA

Scottish Gaelic

Pronoun

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  1. alternative form of thuca

Spanish

Adjective

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  1. feminine singular of chuco
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