cotorra

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cotorra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kuˈtu.rə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koˈto.rə] IPA(key): (Central) [kuˈto.rə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [koˈto.ra] === Noun === cotorra f (plural cotorres) any of various species of small parrots or parakeets (figurative) chatterbox Synonym: xerradora ==== Hypernyms ==== (small parrot): lloro ==== Derived terms ==== cotorra argentina cotorra de Kramer cotorra multicolor cotorreta === Further reading === “cotorra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === Simplification from cotorrera, from cotarrera, from cotarro, from coto, from Latin cautus (“defended”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈtora/ [koˈt̪o.ra] Rhymes: -ora Syllabification: co‧to‧rra === Noun === cotorra f (plural cotorras) small parrot magpie chatterbox (Mexico) an unmarried woman past the normal marrying age according to social traditions Synonym: solterona (Dominican Republic, slang) persuasive or flattering talk used to convince or deceive someone; smooth talk, patter. ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === cotorra f sg feminine singular of cotorro === Further reading === “cotorra”, 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 Roberto Guzmán (2021), «Cotorra», Acento.com.do. Column discussing Dominican uses of cotorra. «Expresiones aplatanadas que solo entendemos los dominicanos», Diario Libre (2019). Includes the idiom dar cotorra ‘to convince or seduce someone with talk’. «Cotorra», in Catálogo de jergas: República Dominicana, Wikibooks. Glosses cotorra as palabrerías usadas para enamorar una mujer. «cotorra», in Jergas de habla hispana. Dominican sense glossed as convicción, convencimiento with examples.