चीकू

See also: चक, चाक, चाकू, चाक़ू, चीक, चूक, चूंकि, चेक, चैक, चोक, and चौक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chicozapote, from Nahuatl xīcohtzapotl, probably through coastal intermediary languages. Cognate with Bhojpuri चीकू (cīkū), Punjabi ਚੀਕੂ (cīkū), Gujarati ચીકુ (cīku), Marathi चिक्कू (cikkū), Malay ciku.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiː.kuː/

Noun

चीकू • (cīkū) m (Urdu spelling چیکو)

1. sapodilla, chikoo, Manilkara zapota
2. chikoo fruit