xicra

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.kɾə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.kɾa/

Noun

xicra f (plural xicres)

jicara (small cup to serve hot chocolate)

Further reading

“xicra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“xicra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xicra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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