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

Uma xícara verde. ― A green teacup.

Alternative forms

• xicra
• chicara (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish xícara, 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/

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ikaɾɐ, (Portugal) -ikɐɾɐ
• Hyphenation: xí‧ca‧ra

Noun

xícara f (plural xícaras)

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

   Synonyms: (teacup) chávena, (mug) caneca

   • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter I, in Cahetés‎^[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 7:

     Fui collocar a chicara na bandeja.

     I went to set the teacup on the tray

2. cup, cupful (the amount of liquid that fits a cup)
   • 1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “Duas faces de uma medalha [Two sides of a coin]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 169:

     Levantava-se de manhã muito cedo, bebia á pressa uma chicara de café […]

     He got up very early in the morning, drank a cup of coffee quickly […]

Derived terms

• xícara de chá

Descendants

• Macanese: xicra

Further reading

• “xícara”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “xícara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “xícara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “xícara”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Noun

xícara m (plural xícaras)

1. obsolete spelling of jícara