chicú

See also: chicu

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 慈姑 (ci4 gu1, “arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia”), although semantically closer to (and possibly influenced by) Japanese 慈姑 (kuwai, “Sagittaria trifolia”).

Noun

chicú

  1. arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia), particularly its tuber
    Synonym: nhame chicú

References

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