cigarra

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *cicāla (or an alternate Iberian variant form *cicāra; compare Spanish cigarra), from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈɡa.ʁɐ/ [siˈɡa.hɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /siˈɡa.ʁɐ/ [siˈɡa.χɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈɡa.ʁa/ [siˈɡa.ha]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈɡa.ʁɐ/ [siˈɣa.ʁɐ]

  • Rhymes: -aʁɐ
  • Hyphenation: ci‧gar‧ra

Noun

cigarra f (plural cigarras)

  1. cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *cicāla (or an alternate Iberian variant form *cicāra[1]; compare Portuguese cigarra), from Latin cicāda. Cf. also the form cigala. Compare Catalan cigala, Occitan cigala, Italian cicala, Romanian cicoare. See also chicharra, which may be of Mozarabic origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈɡara/ [θiˈɣ̞a.ra]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈɡara/ [siˈɣ̞a.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: ci‧ga‧rra

Noun

cigarra f (plural cigarras)

  1. cicada

References
  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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