xicra
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.
Pronunciation
Noun
xicra f (plural xicres)
- jicara (small cup to serve hot chocolate)
Further reading
- “xicra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “xicra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “xicra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese xícara, from Spanish jícara, ultimately from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃi.kɾa/, /ˈʃi.kɾɐ/
Noun
xicra