cocear

/koseˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
coceo
preterite (yo)
coceé
past participle
coceado

Meaning

  1. to kick

    • El caballo coceaba.

      The horse kicked.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

patear

cocear specifically means for an animal to kick, like a horse; patear is the general word for "to kick," like a person kicking a ball.

patalear

patalear means to kick about or stamp one's feet repeatedly, like during a tantrum; cocear is specifically an animal's kick.

Practice

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