Cocoliche

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A pidgin or language continuum formed from Italian and Spanish, spoken in parts of the River Plate region of South America between the late nineteenth century and the 1970s.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Cocoliche.

Word forms

Cocoliche

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cocoliche, named after Cocoliche, a fictional comedic character inspired by the broken Spanish of Calabrian immigrant Antonio Cuccolicchio during a stage improvisation.

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