coice

== Latin == === Verb === coice second-person singular present active imperative of coiciō == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === couce (dated or dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese couce m (compare Galician couce m), from Latin calcem f (“heel”). Cognate with Spanish coz f. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ojsi, (Portugal) -ojsɨ Hyphenation: coi‧ce === Noun === coice m (plural coices) a kick from a quadruped such as a horse, donkey or camel a strong kick with the sole or back of the foot (firearms) recoil (pushback from a fired firearm) Synonym: recuo (figurative) a curt, rude response; a snap Synonym: patada ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “coice”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “coice”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026