cochinilla

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cochinilla
feminine noun
1woodlouse (crustáceo)
2cochineal (insecto)

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cochinilla [co-che-neel’-lyah]
noun
1Woodlouse, a small insect. (f)
2Cochineal, an insect of commercial value. (f)
3Trivial, unimportant. (Caribbean & Mexico) (f)
noun
1A little pig. (m & f)
  • Cochinillo -> m
  • Cochinillo de Indias -> guinea pig
An animal in Brazil resembling a pig.

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cochinilla
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Zoología) woodlouse
2 (Culin) cochineal
3
de cochinilla (Cuba) (México) trivial; unimportant

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