coxa
Portuguese, noun/ˈko.ʃɐ/
coxa is spelled C-O-X-A (4 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,397th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coxa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “thigh (part of the leg above the knee)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of coxo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte da perna, desde as virilhas até o joelho”.
What does coxa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethigh (part of the leg above the knee)
- 2
femininedrumstick (leg of a bird eaten as food)
- 3
femininecoxa (basal segment of some arthropods’ limbs)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineclipping of coxa-branca
adjective
- 1
clipping of coxa-branca
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of coxo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte da perna, desde as virilhas até o joelho
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coxa
- coxas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coxa?
- Brazil /ˈko.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈko.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coxa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coxa in Portuguese?
coxa appears 4.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).