Classical Nahuatl

Verb

chōca

1. (intransitive) to cry

Nahuatl

Verb

choca

1. to cry, weep^[1]
2. to bleat (of sheep); to roar, growl (of lions, jaguar, bulls); to cry (of birds)^[2]

References

1. ↑ p.85, A Nahuatl-English Dictionary and Concordance to the Cantares Mexicanos with an Analytical Transcription and Grammatical Notes, John Bierhorst (Stanford University Press, 1985)
2. ↑ ibid.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔ.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: cho‧ca

choca (1)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese choca, from Medieval Latin clocca ‎(“bell”), from Gaulish *clocca, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *klak.

Compare English clock and French cloche ‎(“bell”) and Irish clog ‎(“bell, clock”).

Noun

choca m (plural chocas)

1. bell, cowbell

Synonyms

• (cowbell): chocalho

uma galinha choca (a broody hen)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from chocar.

Adjective

choca

1. feminine singular of choco

Verb

choca

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of chocar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of chocar

Spanish

Verb

choca

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of chocar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of chocar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of chocar.