coscoja

Spanish

Etymology

From coscojo, from Latin cuscolium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kosˈkoxa/ [kosˈko.xa]
• Rhymes: -oxa
• Syllabification: cos‧co‧ja

Noun

coscoja f (plural coscojas)

1. kermes oak, Quercus coccifera

   Synonyms: chaparro, chaparra, carrasquilla, carrasquizo

2. holm oak, Quercus ilex

   Synonyms: encina, carrasca, chaparro

Further reading

• “coscoja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28