cochinilla
Spanish
editPronunciation
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- Syllabification: co‧chi‧ni‧lla
Etymology 1
editDiminutive form of cochina, feminine form of cochino (“pig”), because of the animal's shape.
Noun
editcochinilla f (plural cochinillas)
- pill bug (especially Armadillidium vulgare)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editUncertain; possibly based on Latin coccinus (“scarlet”), or related to the above etymology.
Noun
editcochinilla f (plural cochinillas)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Italian: cocciniglia
- → Catalan: cotxinilla
Further reading
edit- “cochinilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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