"cuca" meaning in Portuguese

See cuca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈku.kɐ/ Forms: cucas [plural]
Rhymes: -ukɐ Etymology: Of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt|nocap=1}} uncertain Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} cuca f (plural cucas)
  1. (familiar) head Tags: familiar, feminine Synonyms: cabeça, coco [familiar]
    Sense id: en-cuca-pt-noun-ny5tM6Nx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈku.kɐ/ Forms: cucas [plural], cuque [alternative]
Rhymes: -ukɐ Etymology: Borrowed from German Kuchen (“cake”), from Old High German kuohho. Doublet of quiche. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pt|gmh|goh|gem-pro}}, {{bor+|pt|de|Kuchen|t=cake}} Borrowed from German Kuchen (“cake”), {{der|pt|goh|kuohho}} Old High German kuohho, {{doublet|pt|quiche}} Doublet of quiche Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} cuca f (plural cucas)
  1. (South Brazil) Streuselkuchen (a cake of German origin made of yeast dough covered with sweet crumb topping) Tags: South-Brazil, feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy, Cakes and pastries
    Sense id: en-cuca-pt-noun-DJ~dYrH5 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 5 72 23 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 3 77 21 Categories (other): Southern Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 19 55 26 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 14 50 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈku.kɐ/ Forms: cucas [plural]
Rhymes: -ukɐ Etymology: Borrowed from English cook. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|en|cook}} Borrowed from English cook Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cuca m (plural cucas)
  1. (humorous) a skilled cook or chef Tags: humorous, masculine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: cozinheiro (english: any cook), mestre-cuca
    Sense id: en-cuca-pt-noun-1cFma-j9 Disambiguation of Occupations: 2 26 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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