Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cootie catcher
Spanish translation:
comecocos
Added to glossary by
nahuelhuapi
Sep 21, 2015 19:21
8 yrs ago
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English term
United States
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Catalan to English
cootie catcher
English to Spanish
Other
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
folded paper game
A folded square of paper with fortunes or something similar written under the flaps
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
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Sep 26, 2015 22:26: nahuelhuapi Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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comecocos
o adivinador. Depende del país:
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/cootie-catcher.501122...
¡Suerte!
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/cootie-catcher.501122...
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Comment: "Several similiar or identical. This was the first. Thanks!"
8 mins
comecocos
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
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12
papirola/origami de la suerte
Mi propuesta. Ver los links.
Reference:
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Inca Vallès
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Terminologist. Marketing & IT specialist
Native in: Catalan , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, English to Catalan, and 4 more.
comecocos de papel
Diría que en cada país tiene un nombre distinto, y este sirve para España. También he encontrado "adivinador de papel".
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Kirsten Larsen (X)
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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JohnMcDove
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Sacapiojos de papel
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Adolfo Fulco
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Libraries raised me!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Argentine, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
sapito
http://www.origamispirit.com/es/2012/05/usos-de-un-juguete-t...
Inglés: fortune teller, cootie catcher, salt cellar, chatterbox, whirlybird
Español: adivinador, juego de la fortuna, sacapiojos, salero, pollito, comecocos, sapito, cielo e infierno, día y noche, piquito, cuatrobocas, cumpleaños, el poto de doña María, aguaderas, estafador de sueños
Inglés: fortune teller, cootie catcher, salt cellar, chatterbox, whirlybird
Español: adivinador, juego de la fortuna, sacapiojos, salero, pollito, comecocos, sapito, cielo e infierno, día y noche, piquito, cuatrobocas, cumpleaños, el poto de doña María, aguaderas, estafador de sueños
Reference comments
18 mins
Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Jamaica
Native in English
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
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Reference:
Referencias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_fortune_teller
Paper fortune teller
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An elaborately decorated fortune teller.
A fortune teller (also called a cootie catcher,[1][2] chatterbox,[3] salt cellar,[4][5] or whirlybird[3]) is a form of origami used in children's games.
Origami Fortune Teller Craft - Enchanted Learning Software
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/origami/fortuneteller/
A simple-to-make origami fortune teller (also called a cootie catcher). ... To start making the square, fold one corner of a piece of paper over to the adjacent side.
https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/sragern/unit-1/u...
Como se dice "cootie catcher" en espanol? | SpanishDict ...
www.spanishdict.com › Q&A › Vocabulary & Grammar
May 20, 2010 - No idea what a cootie catcher is, however. .... En Guatemala les decimos "muelitas" porque se parecen un poco a las muelas, pero cada país ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5SHVTID37g
comecocos / pío pío
Spanish game – Printable cootie-catchers - Spanish ...
www.spanishplayground.net/spanish-game-printable-cootie-cat...
Dec 15, 2011 - In Spanish, this game is a comecocos or a sacapiojos. In English, it is called a cootie-catcher, a chatterbox or a fortune teller. This is an ...
comecocos de papel/sacapiojops/pío pío/Muelitas (Guatemala) are but a few of the names.
Paper fortune teller
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An elaborately decorated fortune teller.
A fortune teller (also called a cootie catcher,[1][2] chatterbox,[3] salt cellar,[4][5] or whirlybird[3]) is a form of origami used in children's games.
Origami Fortune Teller Craft - Enchanted Learning Software
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/origami/fortuneteller/
A simple-to-make origami fortune teller (also called a cootie catcher). ... To start making the square, fold one corner of a piece of paper over to the adjacent side.
https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/sragern/unit-1/u...
Como se dice "cootie catcher" en espanol? | SpanishDict ...
www.spanishdict.com › Q&A › Vocabulary & Grammar
May 20, 2010 - No idea what a cootie catcher is, however. .... En Guatemala les decimos "muelitas" porque se parecen un poco a las muelas, pero cada país ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5SHVTID37g
comecocos / pío pío
Spanish game – Printable cootie-catchers - Spanish ...
www.spanishplayground.net/spanish-game-printable-cootie-cat...
Dec 15, 2011 - In Spanish, this game is a comecocos or a sacapiojos. In English, it is called a cootie-catcher, a chatterbox or a fortune teller. This is an ...
comecocos de papel/sacapiojops/pío pío/Muelitas (Guatemala) are but a few of the names.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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