chichigua

Spanish

Etymology

from Classical Nahuatl chichihua (“wet nurse”), from chichi (“to suckle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɡwa/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃi.ɣ̞wa]
  • Rhymes: -iɡwa
  • Syllabification: chi‧chi‧gua

Noun

chichigua f (plural chichiguas)

  1. (Dominican Republic) kite
    Synonyms: cometa, (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico) papalote, (Argentina, Nicaragua) barrilete, (El Salvador) piscucha, papalota, (Peru, Chile, Argentina) volantín
  2. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua) wet nurse
    Synonym: ama
  3. (Colombia, Ecuador) small amount or quantity
  4. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) nipplefruit

Adjective

chichigua m or f (masculine and feminine plural chichiguas)

  1. (rustic, Guatemala, Mexico) female (of an animal being raised)

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: sisiwa

Further reading

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