चीकू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chicozapote, from Nahuatl xīcohtzapotl, probably through coastal intermediary languages. Cognate with Bhojpuri चीकू (cīkū), Punjabi ਚੀਕੂ (cīkū), Gujarati ચીકુ (cīku), Marathi चिक्कू (cikkū), Malay ciku.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiː.kuː/

Noun

चीकू • (cīkūm (Urdu spelling چیکو)

  1. sapodilla, chikoo, Manilkara zapota
  2. chikoo fruit