cuca
Portuguese, noun/ˈku.kɐ/
cuca is spelled C-U-C-A (4 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,900th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cuca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “head, noggin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bolo feito com massa lêveda doce composta por ovos, farinha de trigo, manteiga, fermento, e coberto com fina…”.
What does cuca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehead, noggin
noun
- 1
feminineStreuselkuchen (a cake of German origin made of yeast dough covered with sweet crumb topping)
noun
- 1
masculinea skilled cook or chef
noun
- 1
femininethe fruit of a beach almond
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bolo feito com massa lêveda doce composta por ovos, farinha de trigo, manteiga, fermento, e coberto com fina camada de açúcar 2. cabeça, inteligência 3. ser fantástico com que se põe medo às crianças 4. mulher velha e feia
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 cuca
- cucas plural
- cuque alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cuca?
- Brazil /ˈku.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈku.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cuca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cuca in Portuguese?
cuca appears 4.2 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).