cueca

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cueca, from zamacueca, a dance performed in Chile and Peru. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɛkə/ Rhymes: -ɛkə === Noun === cueca (countable and uncountable, plural cuecas) A family of musical styles from parts of South America. Any of the dances associated with the cueca musical style. ==== Related terms ==== zamacueca === Further reading === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Cueca”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From cu (“ass, buttocks, bottom”) + -eca (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Hyphenation: cu‧e‧ca === Noun === cueca f (plural cuecas) (Portugal) underpants, including panties Synonym: cuecas f pl (Brazil, Mozambique) male underpants Synonym: boxers m pl (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent) Synonyms: túnel m, caneta f ==== Derived terms ==== cueca virada === Further reading === “cueca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cueca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Clipping of zamacueca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkweka/ [ˈkwe.ka] Rhymes: -eka Syllabification: cue‧ca === Noun === cueca f (countable and uncountable, plural cuecas) (dance, music) cueca ==== Descendants ==== → English: cueca === Further reading === “cueca”, 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