xuixo

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

xuxo

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Catalan xuixo.

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.ʃoʊ/

Noun[edit]

xuixo (plural xuixos)

A viennoiserie pastry filled with crema catalana, from Girona in Catalonia, Spain.

Further reading[edit]

xuixo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʃu.ʃu]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʃu.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈt͡ʃuj.ʃo]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French chouchou.

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Noun[edit]

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

xuixo (viennoiserie from Girona in Catalonia, Spain)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish chuzo.

Noun[edit]

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

a pointed stick formerly wielded by night watchmen

Further reading[edit]

“xuixo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xuixo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“xuixo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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