Where does “cocota” come from?

cocota (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cocote, from Spanish coca, from Quechua kuka — coca.

cocota (Portuguese): a young and beautiful girl; head or nape

Definitions

  1. a young and beautiful girl; head or nape

Ancestry of “cocota”, step by step

cocota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cocote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcocoteAlternative form of cogote; occiput
2Spanishcocacoca; cocaine; Coke
3Quechuakukacoca

via French cocotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcocottechicken, hen
Every word from Quechua kuka →Every word from Spanish coca →Every word from Spanish cocote →