xícara

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish xícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃikaɾa/ [ˈʃi.kɑ.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ikaɾa

Noun

xícara f (plural xícaras)

1. a little cup or mug

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xícara”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xícara”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xícara”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

xícara

Alternative forms

• xicra (eye dialect)

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ka.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ka.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ka.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.kɐ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: xí‧ca‧ra

Noun

xícara f (plural xícaras)

1. a cup or mug (vessel with a handle for hot beverages)

   Synonyms: chávena (teacup), caneca (mug)

2. cupful (the amount of liquid that fits a cup)

Derived terms

• xícara de chá

 

Descendants

• Macanese: xicra