xuixo

English

Alternative forms

xuxo

Etymology

Catalan xuixo

Noun

xuixo (plural xuixos)

A viennoiserie pastry from Girona in Catalonia, Spain.

Further reading

xuixo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.ʃo/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.ʃu/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuj.ʃo/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French chouchou.

Noun

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

xuixo (viennoiserie from Girona in Catalonia, Spain)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish chuzo.

Noun

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

A pointed stick formerly wielded by night watchmen.

Further reading

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

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