coa
Spanish, noun/ˈkoa/
coa is spelled C-O-A (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,911th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “primitive hoe, a sharp wooden rod formerly used by Native Americans to till the soil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento de labranza, similar en su forma a un palo”.
What does coa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprimitive hoe, a sharp wooden rod formerly used by Native Americans to till the soil
- 2
feminineslanglow-class or criminal jargon
noun
- 1
femininebus, specifically a Melillan bus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento de labranza, similar en su forma a un palo. 2. Jerga utilizada por los delincuentes chilenos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coa
- coas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coa?
- /ˈkoa/
- [ˈko.a]
- [ˈkoa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coa in Spanish?
coa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).