different between terms vs cuca

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Noun

cuca (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of coca

Anagrams

• accu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ku.ka/, /?ku.k?/
• Homophone: Cuca

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin.

Noun

cuca f (plural cucas)

1. (familiar) head

   Synonyms: cabeça, (familiar) coco

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kuchen (“cake”).

Noun

cuca f (plural cucas)

1. (South Brazil) Streuselkuchen (a cake of German origin made of yeast dough covered with sweet crumb topping)
   • Carlos Vieira (2005) Armazem Colombo, ?ISBN, page 82:

     Segundo o autor Alexandre de Freitas, “aparentada do stollen e do panetone, a cuca nada mais é do que um pão doce feito com massa mole e batida, onde são acrescentadas frutas secas ou frescas, no meio ou sobre a massa; […] ”.

     According to author Alexandre de Freitas, “related to stollen and panetone, Streuselkuchen is nothing more than a sweet bread made with soft, beaten dough, to which dry or fresh fruit is added in the middle or on top of; […] ”.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cook.

Noun

cuca m (plural cucas)

1. (humorous) a skilled cook or chef

   Synonyms: (any cook) cozinheiro, mestre-cuca

Spanish

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek ?????? (kókkux) and Late Latin cucus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kuka/, [?ku.ka]

Adjective

cuca

1. feminine singular of cuco

Noun

cuca f (plural cucas)

1. chufa, earth almond, Cyperus esculentus

   Synonyms: alcatufa, chufa

2. (entomology) caterpillar

   Synonym: oruga

3. (colloquial) woman who likes to gamble

4. (colloquial) hag, bogeywoman
5. (colloquial) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

6. (Colombia) cookie made of wheat flour and panela
7. (vulgar, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela) pussy (vagina)
8. (Spain, colloquial) peseta

Derived terms

• cucaracha

See also

• Cyperus esculentus on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

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