chicagüita
Spanish
Etymology
From rueda de Chicago (“Ferris wheel”) + -ita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃikaˈɡwita/ [t͡ʃi.kaˈɣ̞wi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: chi‧ca‧güi‧ta
Noun
chicagüita f (plural chicagüitas)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) Ferris wheel
- Synonyms: rueda de Chicago, chicago
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chicagüita”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010