xícara
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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish xícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.
Pronunciation
Noun
xícara f (plural xícaras)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xícara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “xícara”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xícara”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
xícara
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jícara,[1] from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.[2]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: xí‧ca‧ra
Noun
xícara f (plural xícaras)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Macanese: xicra
References
- ^ “xícara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- ^ “xícara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024