cigarra

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Noun

cigarra f (plural cigarras)

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

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *cicāla (or an alternate Iberian variant form *cicāra; compare Portuguese cigarra), from Latin cicāda. Cf. also the form cigala. Compare Catalan and 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]

Noun

cigarra f (plural cigarras)

1. cicada

Related terms

• cigala
• cigarro