cueca
English edit
Etymology edit
American Spanish, from zamacueca, a dance performed in Chile and Peru.
Noun edit
cueca (countable and uncountable, plural cuecas)
- A family of musical styles from parts of South America.
- Any of the dances associated with the cueca musical style.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
- Hyphenation: cu‧e‧ca
Noun edit
cueca f (plural cuecas)
- (Portugal) underpants, including panties
- Synonym: cuecas
- (Brazil, Mozambique) male underpants
- Synonym: boxers
- (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
See zamacueca.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cueca f (plural cuecas)
Descendants edit
- → English: cueca
Further reading edit
- “cueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014