cigala

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See also: çigala

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

Noun

cigala f (plural cigales)

  1. cicada
  2. (vulgar) cock, penis
  3. the Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus), an edible crustacean
  4. (Valencia) Norway lobster
    Synonym: escamarlà
  5. (nautical) the ring or shackle which attaches an anchor to the rode or cable

Derived terms

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Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈɡalo/
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Noun

cigala f (plural cigalas)

  1. cicada

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan cigala.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈɡala/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈɡala/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ci‧ga‧la

Noun

cigala f (plural cigalas)

  1. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cigarra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 73

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