coxinha

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese coxinha. === Noun === coxinha (plural coxinhas) A popular food consisting of chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough, molded into a shape resembling a chicken leg, battered and fried. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From coxa +‎ -inha. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧xi‧nha === Noun === coxinha f (plural coxinhas) diminutive of coxa Synonym: coxazinha coxinha === Noun === coxinha m or f by sense (plural coxinhas) (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) reactionary person, conservative person (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) basic person, normie, airhead (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a cop, fed === Adjective === coxinha m or f (plural coxinhas) (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) reactionary, conservative (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) basic, uncreative === Further reading === “coxinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “coxinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026