cochinilla

Spanish

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /kot͡ʃiˈniʎa/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /kot͡ʃiˈniɟ͡ʝa/, [kot͡ʃiˈniʝa]

Etymology 1

Diminutive form of cochina, feminine form of cochino (“pig”), because of the animal's shape.

Noun

cochinilla f (plural cochinillas)

pill bug (especially Armadillidium vulgare)

Derived terms

cochinilla de humedad

Etymology 2

Uncertain; possibly based on Latin coccinus (“scarlet”), or related to the above etymology.

Noun

cochinilla f (plural cochinillas)

cochineal (animal and dye)

Synonyms

grana

Derived terms

nopal de cochinilla

Further reading

“cochinilla” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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