cóxegas

Galician

Cóxegas

Alternative forms

cóchegas

Etymology

From cozar (“to scratch”). Cognate with Portuguese cócegas; compare also Spanish cosquillas.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʃe̝ɣa̝s/

Noun

cóxegas f pl

tickling, tickle (feeling resembling the result of tickling)
Synonym: celigras

References

“coxegas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“cóxegas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“cóxegas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. cosquillas.

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