coito

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkojto/ [ˈkoj.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ojto
• Hyphenation: coi‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coito, from Latin coctus, perfect passive participle of coquō, from earlier *quoquō, from Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti, from *pekʷ- + *-eti. Cognate with Portuguese coito, Italian cotto.

Adjective

coito (feminine coita, masculine plural coitos, feminine plural coitas) (archaic)

1. baked, cooked

   Synonym: cocido

2. (of wine) fermented

   Synonym: fermentado

Participle

coito (feminine coita, masculine plural coitos, feminine plural coitas)

1. (archaic) past participle of cocer

Derived terms

• biscoito

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin eō

Latin coëō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin coituslbor.

Galician coito

Learned borrowing from Latin coitus.

Noun

coito m (plural coitos)

1. coitus, intercourse

   Synonyms: concúbito, cópula, copulación

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “coito”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “coito”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Interlingua

Etymology

From English coitus, Spanish coito, French coït, Italian coito, Portuguese coito and German Koitus, all from Latin coitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoi̯.to/

Noun

coito (plural coitos)

1. coitus

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔj.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔjto
• Hyphenation: còi‧to

Noun

coito m (plural coiti)

1. coitus

Derived terms

• coitale

Anagrams

• -otico, otico

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈko.ɪ.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.i.to]

Participle

coitō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of coitus

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [koˈiː.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [koˈiː.to]

Verb

coītō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of coëō

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• coyto

Etymology

Inherited from Latin coctus, perfect passive participle of coquō, from earlier *quoquō, from Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti, from *pekʷ- + *-eti. Cognate with Old Spanish cocho.

Participle

coito

1. past participle of cozer

Descendants

• Galician: coito (partially archaic)
• Portuguese: coito (dated)

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “coito”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “coito”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “coito”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “coito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin eō

Latin coëō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin coituslbor.

Portuguese coito

Learned borrowing from Latin coitus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/ [ˈkoɪ̯.tu], (dated) /ˈkɔj.tu/ [ˈkɔɪ̯.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/, (dated) /ˈkɔj.tu/

• Rhymes: -ojtu, -ɔjtu
• Hyphenation: coi‧to

Noun

coito m (plural coitos)

1. coitus, sexual intercourse

Derived terms

• coitofobia

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/ [ˈkoɪ̯.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/

• Rhymes: -ojtu
• Hyphenation: coi‧to

Noun

coito m (plural coitos)

1. alternative form of couto

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coito, from Latin coctus, perfect passive participle of coquō, from earlier *quoquō, from Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti, from *pekʷ- + *-eti.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/ [ˈkoɪ̯.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/

• Rhymes: -ojtu
• Hyphenation: coi‧to

Adjective

coito (feminine coita, masculine plural coitos, feminine plural coitas)

1. (dated) cooked

   Synonym: cozido

Related terms

• cozer
• biscoito, biscoitar

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/ [ˈkoɪ̯.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkoj.tu/

• Rhymes: -ojtu
• Hyphenation: coi‧to

Verb

coito

1. first-person singular present indicative of coitar (“to cook”)

Further reading

• “coito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “coito”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “coito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “coito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin eō

Latin coëō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin coitusbor.

Spanish coito

Borrowed from Latin coitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoito/ [ˈkoi̯.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oito
• Syllabification: coi‧to

Noun

coito m (plural coitos)

1. coitus, sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: cópula, relación sexual

Derived terms

• coito interrupto

Further reading

• “coito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025