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choca
choca
See also: chocá
Nahuatl
Verb
choca
References
- ↑ p.85, A Nahuatl-English Dictionary and Concordance to the Cantares Mexicanos with an Analytical Transcription and Grammatical Notes, John Bierhorst (Stanford University Press, 1985)
- ↑ ibid.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔ.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: cho‧ca
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choca (1)
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese choca, from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”), from Gaulish *clocca, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *klak.
Compare English clock and French cloche (“bell”) and Irish clog (“bell, clock”).
Noun
choca m (plural chocas)
Synonyms
- (cowbell): chocalho
uma galinha choca (a broody hen)
Etymology 2
Back-formation from chocar.
Adjective
choca
- feminine singular of choco
Verb
choca
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of chocar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of chocar