Xauxa

Catalan

Alternative forms

• terra de Xauxa

Etymology

From earlier Spanish Xauxa (now Jauja), a city and province in central Peru, from Wanka Quechua Shawsha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃaw.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃaw.t͡ʃa], [ˈʃaw.ʃa]

Proper noun

Xauxa f

1. Cockaigne (legendary land of plenty)

   Synonym: país de Cucanya

Further reading

• “Xauxa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.