coxinha

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noun

A popular food consisting of chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough, molded into a shape resembling a chicken leg, battered and fried.

OriginPortuguese coxinha →
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Meanings

nouncoxinha (plural coxinhas)

plural coxinhas

  1. A popular food consisting of chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough, molded into a shape resembling a chicken leg, battered and fried.

Origin

  1. Portuguesecoxinha
  2. Englishcoxinha

Borrowed from Portuguese coxinha.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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