cotorra

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cotorra.

Pronunciation

Noun

cotorra f (plural cotorres)

  1. any of various species of small parrots or parakeets
  2. (figurative) chatterbox
    Synonym: xerradora

Hypernyms

Derived terms

  • cotorra argentina
  • cotorra de Kramer
  • cotorra multicolor
  • cotorreta

Further reading

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)

  1. small parrot
  2. magpie
  3. chatterbox
  4. (Mexico) an unmarried woman past the normal marrying age according to social traditions
    Synonym: solterona

Adjective

cotorra f sg

  1. feminine singular of cotorro

Further reading

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