Etymology

cocada

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Today it means: A type of coconut confectionery originating from the coasts of Latin America. Full definition →

Spanish cocada ← Brazilian Portuguese cocada
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  1. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed fromcocada
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcocada
  3. English todaycocada

Borrowed from Spanish cocada or Brazilian Portuguese cocada. Word was first referenced in 1878 in Peru.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.