No. 5,525 in Catalan
cuca
"Cuca" in Catalan means "bug" or "insect."
In a sentence
La cuca caminava pel terra del jardí.
The bug was crawling on the garden floor.
Here, 'cuca' is used to refer to a small insect or bug.
Vaig dibuixar una cuca a la paret amb un lleixiu.
I drew a little figure on the wall with bleach.
In this sentence, 'cuca' refers to a simple or playfully drawn figure, like a doodle or cartoon.
La cuca de llum il·luminava la foscor amb la seva llum.
The firefly illuminated the darkness with its light.
Here, 'cuca' is part of the term 'cuca de llum,' which means 'firefly,' referring to the insect that produces light.
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