chuchu

See also: chùchù, chūchù, and chǔchǔ

Japanese

Romanization

chuchu

1. Rōmaji transcription of チュチュ

Portuguese

chuchu

Etymology

Borrowed from French chouchou.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃutˈʃu/

Noun

chuchu m (plural chuchus)

1. chayote (a fruit, Sechium edule)

   Synonyms: machucho, caiota, pimpinela

2. (Brazil, informal) honey (term of endearment)

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Schuschu

Further reading

• “chuchu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “chuchu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Swahili

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃu.tʃu/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

chuchu class IX (plural chuchu class X)

1. nipple
2. teat
3. coward

   Synonym: jike