cohete

Spanish

Alternative forms

cuete (Latin America)

Etymology

From Catalan coet, from Old Catalan coa, from Latin cauda (“tail”). Compare English coda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈete/ [koˈe.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: co‧he‧te

Noun

cohete m (plural cohetes)

firecracker
Synonym: petardo
rocket
(Mexico, Uruguay) drunkenness
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
(San Antonio) pistol [1]

Derived terms

cinturón cohete
(San Antonio) cohetear

Descendants

→ Cebuano: kuwitis
→ Maguindanao: kuitis
→ Maranao: kowitis
→ Tagalog: kuwitis

References

Gillespie-Duelos, Eduardo. (1975) A Glossary of San Antonio Jargon. American Speech, vol. 50, no. 1/2, 140–142.

Further reading

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

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