cocada

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cocada or Brazilian Portuguese cocada. Word was first referenced in 1878 in Peru. === Noun === cocada (plural cocadas) A type of coconut confectionery originating from the coasts of Latin America. === References === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧ca‧da === Etymology 1 === Most likely borrowed from Spanish cocada given that the first reference to cocadas was in 1878 in Peru. ==== Noun ==== cocada f (plural cocadas) cocada ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From coco (“head”) + -ada (“denoting a blow”). ==== Noun ==== cocada f (plural cocadas) (informal) headbutt Synonym: cabeçada (informal) a hit on the head === Further reading === “cocada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cocada”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cocada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === References === == Spanish == === Etymology === Most likely coco +‎ -ada given that the first reference to cocadas was in 1878 in Peru, though it's possible that it was borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese instead. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈkada/ [koˈka.ð̞a] Rhymes: -ada Syllabification: co‧ca‧da === Noun === cocada f (plural cocadas) cocada (Bolivia, Colombia) A type of nougat (Venezuela) coconut milkshake, cold drink made from coconut milk === References === === Further reading === “cocada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “cocada”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010