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Where does “coquito” come from?

coquito (Spanish) comes from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

coquito (Spanish): coquito

Definitions

  1. coquito

Ancestry of “coquito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
2Russianкоко́с—
3Portuguesecocosplural of coco
4Portuguesecocococonut
5Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
6Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “coquito”

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