coquilla
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish coquilla, diminutive of coca (“shell”).
Noun
editcoquilla (plural coquillas)
- The nut of the Brazilian palm Attalea funifera.
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French coquille.
Pronunciation
edit
- Syllabification: co‧qui‧lla
Noun
editcoquilla f (plural coquillas)
- (sports) jockstrap, athletic protector, groin guard, strap, cup (protection for the male genitals)
- Synonyms: huevera, protector genital
- (Isleño) seashell
- Synonym: concha
Further reading
edit- “coquilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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