xinxa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic *činče, itself from Latin cīmicem (cf. Spanish chinche). The Catalan singular xinxa is a back-formation from the plural xinxes. Displaced Old Catalan címeu, which was directly inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃiɲ.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈt͡ʃiɲ.t͡ʃa]

Noun

xinxa f (plural xinxes)

1. bedbug

Derived terms

• xinxam
• xinxeta
• xinxó

 

Further reading

• “xinxa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “xinxa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “xinxa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.