coet

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cauda (“tail”), but the precise derivation is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /koˈət/

(Central) IPA^(key): /kuˈɛt/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /koˈet/

Noun

coet m (plural coets)

rocket

Descendants

→ Spanish: cohete

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “cohete”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 126

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