cueca

English

Etymology

American Spanish, from zamacueca, a dance performed in Chile and Peru.

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

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cu +‎ -eca (diminutive).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈɛ.kɐ/ [kʊˈɛ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈɛ.ka/ [kʊˈɛ.ka], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwɛ.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/

Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
Hyphenation: cu‧e‧ca

Noun

cueca f (plural cuecas)

(Portugal) underpants, including panties
Synonym: cuecas
(Brazil, Mozambique) male underpants
Synonym: boxers
(Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent)
Synonyms: túnel, caneta

Spanish

Etymology

See zamacueca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkweka/ [ˈkwe.ka]
Rhymes: -eka
Syllabification: cue‧ca

Noun

cueca f (plural cuecas)

cueca

Descendants

→ English: cueca

Further reading

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

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