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

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaw.ʃə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaw.t͡ʃa/

Proper noun

Xauxa f

Cockaigne (legendary land of plenty)
Synonym: país de Cucanya

Further reading

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

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