cocas

English translation: bowls

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Spanish term or phrase:cocas
English translation:bowls
Entered by: S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd

13:14 Jun 11, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
Spanish term or phrase: cocas
On a list of items used in hospitals/laboratories that are not considered medical devices. From Colombia.
"Cocas" in this context and dialect? Any ideas?

Los siguientes productos no se consideran dispositivos médicos:
Cilindros vacios para oxígeno
Manguerilla para torniquete
Bandeja de acero inoxidable, cocas, baldes, poncheras pato, pisingo de acero inoxidable
Adipómetro
Negatoscopio o diafanoscopio

Thanks in advance!
S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd
Spain
Local time: 03:12
bowls
Explanation:
It's more of a slang or popular term. A more traditional term would have been "recipiente" or container.
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Phoenix III
United States
Local time: 22:12
Grading comment
Thank you! Very helpful indeed!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2bowls
Phoenix III
5 +1bowl
Monica Tibana (X)


  

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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bowl


Explanation:
coca can be a bowl or a container with lid

Monica Tibana (X)
United States
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Monica, thanks for your answer, too, you both gave the same answer within 2 minutes of each other and I had to pick one, so I went with the one with backing information and correct plural form, for the sake of the glossary. Thanks again for your contribution!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eski: Sounds right to me. :)
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bowls


Explanation:
It's more of a slang or popular term. A more traditional term would have been "recipiente" or container.


Example sentence(s):
  • Le ofrecemos juegos de cocas en diferentes tamaños.

    Reference: http://pagina1-josepivin.blogspot.com/2011/05/diccionarioglo...
Phoenix III
United States
Local time: 22:12
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you! Very helpful indeed!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I always vote for the answer that's supported with good information.
13 hrs
  -> Many thanks!

agree  neilmac: Looks like a corruption of "cuencos"...
16 hrs
  -> You're absolutely right! Thanks
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