coet

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈɛt]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koˈət]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [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), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 126

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