cocer

Galician

Etymology

From Latin coquere, present active infinitive of coquō.

Verb

cocer (first-person sg present cozo, first-person sg preterite cocín, past participle cocido)

  1. to simmer
  2. first-person singular personal infinitive of cocer
  3. third-person singular personal infinitive of cocer

Conjugation


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Old English

Alternative forms

  • cocur

Etymology

West Germanic *kokar-, whence also Old Frisian koker, Old Saxon kokar (Dutch koker), Old High German kohhār (German Köcher). The origin of the West Germanic word is unknown, but note that a similar word can be found in the Turkic languages meaning "skin bottle", "hose", including Altay кӧкӧр, Kazakh көккөр

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈkoker/

Noun

cocer m

  1. a quiver for arrows
  2. a case, container
  3. a sheath

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin coquere, present active infinitive of coquō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (to cook, become ripe).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA: /ko.ˈθer/
  • (Latin America) IPA: /ko.ˈser/
  • Homophone: coser (non-Castilian dialects)

Verb

cocer (first-person singular present cuezo, first-person singular preterite cocí, past participle cocido)

  1. to boil
    cocer a fuego lento - simmer
  2. (reflexive, cocerse) to brew
    Algo se está cociendo

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