cantaruxa

Galician

Etymology 1

From cantar (“to sing”) +‎ -uxa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kantaˈɾuʃɐ]

Noun

cantaruxa f (plural cantaruxas)

1. cicada

   Synonyms: chicharra, cigarra, cantariña, carricanta

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cantaruxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “cantaruxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cantaruxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

cantaruxa

1. inflection of cantaruxar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative