cocoliche
Spanish, noun/kokoˈlit͡ʃe/
cocoliche is spelled C-O-C-O-L-I-C-H-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish, the 180,102nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cocoliche is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Cocoliche (Spanish–Italian pidgin formerly spoken in the River Plate region of South America)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pidgin que combina al español con diversos dialectos del norte y del sur italiano, del siglo 19 e inicios del…”.
What does cocoliche mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineCocoliche (Spanish–Italian pidgin formerly spoken in the River Plate region of South America)
- 2
masculineslangan Italian immigrant, especially one speaking Cocoliche
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pidgin que combina al español con diversos dialectos del norte y del sur italiano, del siglo 19 e inicios del siglo 20. Fue muy hablado entre los inmigrantes italianos durante la Gran Inmigración argentina, y muchos los consideran el predecesor del lunfardo.
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 cocoliche
- cocoliches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cocoliche?
- /kokoˈlit͡ʃe/
- [ko.koˈli.t͡ʃe]
- [kokoˈlit͡ʃe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cocoliche in Spanish?
cocoliche appears about once in every 25 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).