cogollo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cucullus. Cognate with English cowl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈɡoʝo/ [koˈɣ̞o.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koˈɡoʎo/ [koˈɣ̞o.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈɡoʃo/ [koˈɣ̞o.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈɡoʒo/ [koˈɣ̞o.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒo

Syllabification: co‧go‧llo

Noun

cogollo m (plural cogollos)

lettuce (or other vegetable) heart
(botany) shoot
- 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
  el cogollo de palma
  the palm shoot
(botany) top portion of a tree
nub; crux
clique; select group

Derived terms

descogollar

Related terms

Further reading

“cogollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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