cigarra
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicāda. The unstressed /i/ is a bit unusual and may reflect Mozarabic influence.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aʁɐ
- Hyphenation: ci‧gar‧ra
Noun edit
cigarra f (plural cigarras)
- cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicāda. Doublet of chicharra, which arrived via Mozarabic. The unstressed /i/ is a bit unusual and may reflect Mozarabic influence.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈɡara/ [θiˈɣ̞a.ra]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈɡara/ [siˈɣ̞a.ra]
- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: ci‧ga‧rra
Noun edit
cigarra f (plural cigarras)
Related terms edit
References edit
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cigarra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 72
Further reading edit
- “cigarra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014