cocada

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noun

A type of coconut confectionery originating from the coasts of Latin America.

OriginSpanish cocada ← Brazilian Portuguese cocada →
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Meanings

nouncocada (plural cocadas)

plural cocadas

  1. A type of coconut confectionery originating from the coasts of Latin America.

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portuguesecocada
  2. Spanishcocada
  3. Englishcocada

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

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APA

cocada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocada

MLA

“cocada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocada.

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