different between yuca vs cuca

English

Alternative forms

• yuka

Etymology

Borrowed from Galibi Carib yuca (“cassava”).

Noun

yuca (countable and uncountable, plural yucas)

1. Cassava
2. cassava root

Usage notes

Do not confuse this plant with yucca.

Derived terms

• yucca

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno [Term?].

Pronunciation

Noun

yuca f (plural yucas)

1. yucca plant
2. cassava

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.