chichigua

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno chichigua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɡwa/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃi.ɣ̞wa]
Rhymes: -iɡwa
Syllabification: chi‧chi‧gua

Noun

chichigua f (plural chichiguas)

(Dominican Republic) kite
Synonyms: cometa, (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico) papalote, (Argentina, Nicaragua) barrilete, (El Salvador) piscucha, papalota, (Peru, Chile, Argentina) volantín
(El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua) wet nurse
Synonym: ama
(Colombia, Ecuador) small amount or quantity

Adjective

chichigua (plural chichiguas)

(Guatemala, Mexico) female (of an animal being raised)

Further reading

“chichigua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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