Etymology

coqui frog

Today it means: Any of various frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus, native to the Caribbean, but which have become invasive by introduction outside its natural range. Full definition →

Puerto Rican Spanish coquí
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  1. Puerto Rican Spanish · borrowed fromcoquí
  2. Puerto Rican Spanish · borrowed fromcoquí
  3. English todaycoqui frog

Borrowed from Puerto Rican Spanish coquí.

Words from the same roots

Puerto Rican Spanishcoquí all →

coqui

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.