chicha
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).
Noun
chicha (countable and uncountable, plural chichas)
- A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.
Translations
Etymology 2
From a popular song entitled La Chichera (“the chicha seller”), referring to the fermented beverage.
Noun
chicha (uncountable)
Further reading
- chicha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Peruvian cumbia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.ʃa/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Turkish şişe, from Persian شیشه (šiša, “glass, mirror”).
Noun
chicha f (plural chichas)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).
Noun
chicha f (plural chichas)
Further reading
- “chicha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Alternative forms
- xixa (Eastern Galician)
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Related to Spanish chicha, Italian ciccia.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃɐ]
- Rhymes: -itʃa
- Hyphenation: chi‧cha
Noun
chicha f (plural chichas)
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chicha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chicha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chicha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “salchicha”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃɐ/
- Hyphenation: chi‧cha
Etymology 1
Noun
chicha f (plural chichas)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
chicha f (plural chichas)
- (colloquial) gloss (interlinear note to help translate or interpret a text)
- Tinha a página do livro pejada de chichas.
- The page of the book was littered with glosses.
Related terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chicha
- inflection of chichar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “chicha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “chicha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “chicha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃa]
- Rhymes: -itʃa
- Syllabification: chi‧cha
Etymology 1
Probably from Latin īnsicia, from previous Latin īnsicium (“sausage”), seemingly from in- (“in-”) + secō (“to cut”) + -ium (“nominal suffix”);[1] compare Italian ciccia. Alternatively, from the same origin as jija or jeja (“mincemeat”) from Proto-Celtic *sassia; compare Catalan xeixa.
Noun
chicha f (plural chichas)
Related terms
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 550
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Kuna chichab (“corn”).
Noun
chicha f (plural chichas)
- chicha (fermented beverage, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples)
- (Panama, Peru) juice, soft drink
Derived terms
- chicha de manzana
- chicha morada
- chichero
- ni chicha ni limonada
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: chicha
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chicha
- inflection of chichar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “chicha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “chicha”, 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
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsitsa/ [ˈt͡sit̪.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -it͡ʃa, (no palatal assimilation) -itsa
- Syllabification: chi‧cha
Interjection
chicha (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ)
- alternative spelling of tsitsa
Noun
chicha (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ)
- alternative spelling of tsitsa
Zulu
Verb
-chicha
- (intransitive) to ooze out
Inflection
positive | negative | |||||
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infinitive | ukuchicha | ukungachichi | ||||
imperative | ||||||
simple | + object concord | |||||
singular | chicha | -chiche | ||||
plural | chichani | -chicheni | ||||
present | ||||||
positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
1st singular | ngiyachicha, ngichicha | engichichayo, engichicha | ngichicha | angichichi | engingachichi | ngingachichi |
2nd singular | uyachicha, uchicha | ochichayo, ochicha | uchicha | awuchichi | ongachichi | ungachichi |
1st plural | siyachicha, sichicha | esichichayo, esichicha | sichicha | asichichi | esingachichi | singachichi |
2nd plural | niyachicha, nichicha | enichichayo, enichicha | nichicha | anichichi | eningachichi | ningachichi |
class 1 | uyachicha, uchicha | ochichayo, ochicha | echicha | akachichi | ongachichi | engachichi |
class 2 | bayachicha, bachicha | abachichayo, abachicha | bechicha | abachichi | abangachichi | bengachichi |
class 3 | uyachicha, uchicha | ochichayo, ochicha | uchicha | awuchichi | ongachichi | ungachichi |
class 4 | iyachicha, ichicha | echichayo, echicha | ichicha | ayichichi | engachichi | ingachichi |
class 5 | liyachicha, lichicha | elichichayo, elichicha | lichicha | alichichi | elingachichi | lingachichi |
class 6 | ayachicha, achicha | achichayo, achicha | echicha | awachichi | angachichi | engachichi |
class 7 | siyachicha, sichicha | esichichayo, esichicha | sichicha | asichichi | esingachichi | singachichi |
class 8 | ziyachicha, zichicha | ezichichayo, ezichicha | zichicha | azichichi | ezingachichi | zingachichi |
class 9 | iyachicha, ichicha | echichayo, echicha | ichicha | ayichichi | engachichi | ingachichi |
class 10 | ziyachicha, zichicha | ezichichayo, ezichicha | zichicha | azichichi | ezingachichi | zingachichi |
class 11 | luyachicha, luchicha | oluchichayo, oluchicha | luchicha | aluchichi | olungachichi | lungachichi |
class 14 | buyachicha, buchicha | obuchichayo, obuchicha | buchicha | abuchichi | obungachichi | bungachichi |
class 15 | kuyachicha, kuchicha | okuchichayo, okuchicha | kuchicha | akuchichi | okungachichi | kungachichi |
class 17 | kuyachicha, kuchicha | okuchichayo, okuchicha | kuchicha | akuchichi | okungachichi | kungachichi |
recent past | ||||||
positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
1st singular | ngichichile, ngichichē | engichichile, engichichē | ngichichile, ngichichē | angichichanga | engingachichanga | ngingachichanga |
2nd singular | uchichile, uchichē | ochichile, ochichē | uchichile, uchichē | awuchichanga | ongachichanga | ungachichanga |
1st plural | sichichile, sichichē | esichichile, esichichē | sichichile, sichichē | asichichanga | esingachichanga | singachichanga |
2nd plural | nichichile, nichichē | enichichile, enichichē | nichichile, nichichē | anichichanga | eningachichanga | ningachichanga |
class 1 | uchichile, uchichē | ochichile, ochichē | echichile, echichē | akachichanga | ongachichanga | engachichanga |
class 2 | bachichile, bachichē | abachichile, abachichē | bechichile, bechichē | abachichanga | abangachichanga | bengachichanga |
class 3 | uchichile, uchichē | ochichile, ochichē | uchichile, uchichē | awuchichanga | ongachichanga | ungachichanga |
class 4 | ichichile, ichichē | echichile, echichē | ichichile, ichichē | ayichichanga | engachichanga | ingachichanga |
class 5 | lichichile, lichichē | elichichile, elichichē | lichichile, lichichē | alichichanga | elingachichanga | lingachichanga |
class 6 | achichile, achichē | achichile, achichē | echichile, echichē | awachichanga | angachichanga | engachichanga |
class 7 | sichichile, sichichē | esichichile, esichichē | sichichile, sichichē | asichichanga | esingachichanga | singachichanga |
class 8 | zichichile, zichichē | ezichichile, ezichichē | zichichile, zichichē | azichichanga | ezingachichanga | zingachichanga |
class 9 | ichichile, ichichē | echichile, echichē | ichichile, ichichē | ayichichanga | engachichanga | ingachichanga |
class 10 | zichichile, zichichē | ezichichile, ezichichē | zichichile, zichichē | azichichanga | ezingachichanga | zingachichanga |
class 11 | luchichile, luchichē | oluchichile, oluchichē | luchichile, luchichē | aluchichanga | olungachichanga | lungachichanga |
class 14 | buchichile, buchichē | obuchichile, obuchichē | buchichile, buchichē | abuchichanga | obungachichanga | bungachichanga |
class 15 | kuchichile, kuchichē | okuchichile, okuchichē | kuchichile, kuchichē | akuchichanga | okungachichanga | kungachichanga |
class 17 | kuchichile, kuchichē | okuchichile, okuchichē | kuchichile, kuchichē | akuchichanga | okungachichanga | kungachichanga |
remote past | ||||||
positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
1st singular | ngāchicha | engāchicha | ngāchicha | angichichanga | engingachichanga | ngingachichanga |
2nd singular | wāchicha | owāchicha | wāchicha | awuchichanga | ongachichanga | ungachichanga |
1st plural | sāchicha | esāchicha | sāchicha | asichichanga | esingachichanga | singachichanga |
2nd plural | nāchicha | enāchicha | nāchicha | anichichanga | eningachichanga | ningachichanga |
class 1 | wāchicha | owāchicha | āchicha | akachichanga | ongachichanga | engachichanga |
class 2 | bāchicha | abāchicha | bāchicha | abachichanga | abangachichanga | bengachichanga |
class 3 | wāchicha | owāchicha | wāchicha | awuchichanga | ongachichanga | ungachichanga |
class 4 | yāchicha | eyāchicha | yāchicha | ayichichanga | engachichanga | ingachichanga |
class 5 | lāchicha | elāchicha | lāchicha | alichichanga | elingachichanga | lingachichanga |
class 6 | āchicha | āchicha | āchicha | awachichanga | angachichanga | engachichanga |
class 7 | sāchicha | esāchicha | sāchicha | asichichanga | esingachichanga | singachichanga |
class 8 | zāchicha | ezāchicha | zāchicha | azichichanga | ezingachichanga | zingachichanga |
class 9 | yāchicha | eyāchicha | yāchicha | ayichichanga | engachichanga | ingachichanga |
class 10 | zāchicha | ezāchicha | zāchicha | azichichanga | ezingachichanga | zingachichanga |
class 11 | lwāchicha | olwāchicha | lwāchicha | aluchichanga | olungachichanga | lungachichanga |
class 14 | bāchicha | obāchicha | bāchicha | abuchichanga | obungachichanga | bungachichanga |
class 15 | kwāchicha | okwāchicha | kwāchicha | akuchichanga | okungachichanga | kungachichanga |
class 17 | kwāchicha | okwāchicha | kwāchicha | akuchichanga | okungachichanga | kungachichanga |
potential | ||||||
positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
1st singular | ngingachicha | — | ngingachicha | ngingechiche | — | ngingechiche |
2nd singular | ungachicha | — | ungachicha | ungechiche | — | ungechiche |
1st plural | singachicha | — | singachicha | singechiche | — | singechiche |
2nd plural | ningachicha | — | ningachicha | ningechiche | — | ningechiche |
class 1 | angachicha | — | engachicha | angechiche | — | engechiche |
class 2 | bangachicha | — | bengachicha | bangechiche | — | bengechiche |
class 3 | ungachicha | — | ungachicha | ungechiche | — | ungechiche |
class 4 | ingachicha | — | ingachicha | ingechiche | — | ingechiche |
class 5 | lingachicha | — | lingachicha | lingechiche | — | lingechiche |
class 6 | angachicha | — | engachicha | angechiche | — | engechiche |
class 7 | singachicha | — | singachicha | singechiche | — | singechiche |
class 8 | zingachicha | — | zingachicha | zingechiche | — | zingechiche |
class 9 | ingachicha | — | ingachicha | ingechiche | — | ingechiche |
class 10 | zingachicha | — | zingachicha | zingechiche | — | zingechiche |
class 11 | lungachicha | — | lungachicha | lungechiche | — | lungechiche |
class 14 | bungachicha | — | bungachicha | bungechiche | — | bungechiche |
class 15 | kungachicha | — | kungachicha | kungechiche | — | kungechiche |
class 17 | kungachicha | — | kungachicha | kungechiche | — | kungechiche |
immediate future | ||||||
positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
1st singular | ngizochicha | engizochicha | ngizochicha | angizuchicha | engingezuchicha | ngingezuchicha |
2nd singular | uzochicha | ozochicha | uzochicha | awuzuchicha | ongezuchicha | ungezuchicha |
1st plural | sizochicha | esizochicha | sizochicha | asizuchicha | esingezuchicha | singezuchicha |
2nd plural | nizochicha | enizochicha | nizochicha | anizuchicha | eningezuchicha | ningezuchicha |
class 1 | uzochicha | ozochicha | ezochicha | akazuchicha | ongezuchicha | engezuchicha |
class 2 | bazochicha | abazochicha | bezochicha | abazuchicha | abangezuchicha | bengezuchicha |
class 3 | uzochicha | ozochicha | uzochicha | awuzuchicha | ongezuchicha | ungezuchicha |
class 4 | izochicha | ezochicha | izochicha | ayizuchicha | engezuchicha | ingezuchicha |
class 5 | lizochicha | elizochicha | lizochicha | alizuchicha | elingezuchicha | lingezuchicha |
class 6 | azochicha | azochicha | ezochicha | awazuchicha | angezuchicha | engezuchicha |
class 7 | sizochicha | esizochicha | sizochicha | asizuchicha | esingezuchicha | singezuchicha |
class 8 | zizochicha | ezizochicha | zizochicha | azizuchicha | ezingezuchicha | zingezuchicha |
class 9 | izochicha | ezochicha | izochicha | ayizuchicha | engezuchicha | ingezuchicha |
class 10 | zizochicha | ezizochicha | zizochicha | azizuchicha | ezingezuchicha | zingezuchicha |
class 11 | luzochicha | oluzochicha | luzochicha | aluzuchicha | olungezuchicha | lungezuchicha |
class 14 | buzochicha | obuzochicha | buzochicha | abuzuchicha | obungezuchicha | bungezuchicha |
class 15 | kuzochicha | okuzochicha | kuzochicha | akuzuchicha | okungezuchicha | kungezuchicha |
class 17 | kuzochicha | okuzochicha | kuzochicha | akuzuchicha | okungezuchicha | kungezuchicha |
remote future | ||||||
positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
1st singular | ngiyochicha | engiyochicha | ngiyochicha | angiyuchicha | engingeyuchicha | ngingeyuchicha |
2nd singular | uyochicha | oyochicha | uyochicha | awuyuchicha | ongeyuchicha | ungeyuchicha |
1st plural | siyochicha | esiyochicha | siyochicha | asiyuchicha | esingeyuchicha | singeyuchicha |
2nd plural | niyochicha | eniyochicha | niyochicha | aniyuchicha | eningeyuchicha | ningeyuchicha |
class 1 | uyochicha | oyochicha | eyochicha | akayuchicha | ongeyuchicha | engeyuchicha |
class 2 | bayochicha | abayochicha | beyochicha | abayuchicha | abangeyuchicha | bengeyuchicha |
class 3 | uyochicha | oyochicha | uyochicha | awuyuchicha | ongeyuchicha | ungeyuchicha |
class 4 | iyochicha | eyochicha | iyochicha | ayiyuchicha | engeyuchicha | ingeyuchicha |
class 5 | liyochicha | eliyochicha | liyochicha | aliyuchicha | elingeyuchicha | lingeyuchicha |
class 6 | ayochicha | ayochicha | eyochicha | awayuchicha | angeyuchicha | engeyuchicha |
class 7 | siyochicha | esiyochicha | siyochicha | asiyuchicha | esingeyuchicha | singeyuchicha |
class 8 | ziyochicha | eziyochicha | ziyochicha | aziyuchicha | ezingeyuchicha | zingeyuchicha |
class 9 | iyochicha | eyochicha | iyochicha | ayiyuchicha | engeyuchicha | ingeyuchicha |
class 10 | ziyochicha | eziyochicha | ziyochicha | aziyuchicha | ezingeyuchicha | zingeyuchicha |
class 11 | luyochicha | oluyochicha | luyochicha | aluyuchicha | olungeyuchicha | lungeyuchicha |
class 14 | buyochicha | obuyochicha | buyochicha | abuyuchicha | obungeyuchicha | bungeyuchicha |
class 15 | kuyochicha | okuyochicha | kuyochicha | akuyuchicha | okungeyuchicha | kungeyuchicha |
class 17 | kuyochicha | okuyochicha | kuyochicha | akuyuchicha | okungeyuchicha | kungeyuchicha |
present subjunctive | ||||||
positive | negative | |||||
1st singular | ngichiche | ngingachichi | ||||
2nd singular | uchiche | ungachichi | ||||
1st plural | sichiche | singachichi | ||||
2nd plural | nichiche | ningachichi | ||||
class 1 | achiche | angachichi | ||||
class 2 | bachiche | bangachichi | ||||
class 3 | uchiche | ungachichi | ||||
class 4 | ichiche | ingachichi | ||||
class 5 | lichiche | lingachichi | ||||
class 6 | achiche | angachichi | ||||
class 7 | sichiche | singachichi | ||||
class 8 | zichiche | zingachichi | ||||
class 9 | ichiche | ingachichi | ||||
class 10 | zichiche | zingachichi | ||||
class 11 | luchiche | lungachichi | ||||
class 14 | buchiche | bungachichi | ||||
class 15 | kuchiche | kungachichi | ||||
class 17 | kuchiche | kungachichi | ||||
past subjunctive | ||||||
positive | negative | |||||
1st singular | ngachicha | ngangachicha, angachicha, angangachicha | ||||
2nd singular | wachicha | wangachicha, awachicha, awangachicha | ||||
1st plural | sachicha | sangachicha, asachicha, asangachicha | ||||
2nd plural | nachicha | nangachicha, anachicha, anangachicha | ||||
class 1 | wachicha | wangachicha, akachicha, akangachicha | ||||
class 2 | bachicha | bangachicha, abachicha, abangachicha | ||||
class 3 | wachicha | wangachicha, awachicha, awangachicha | ||||
class 4 | yachicha | yangachicha, ayachicha, ayangachicha | ||||
class 5 | lachicha | langachicha, alachicha, alangachicha | ||||
class 6 | achicha | angachicha, awachicha, awangachicha | ||||
class 7 | sachicha | sangachicha, asachicha, asangachicha | ||||
class 8 | zachicha | zangachicha, azachicha, azangachicha | ||||
class 9 | yachicha | yangachicha, ayachicha, ayangachicha | ||||
class 10 | zachicha | zangachicha, azachicha, azangachicha | ||||
class 11 | lwachicha | lwangachicha, alwachicha, alwangachicha | ||||
class 14 | bachicha | bangachicha, abachicha, abangachicha | ||||
class 15 | kwachicha | kwangachicha, akwachicha, akwangachicha | ||||
class 17 | kwachicha | kwangachicha, akwachicha, akwangachicha |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “chicha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “chicha (6.3)”