xuixo

English

Alternative forms

• xuxo

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan xuixo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

xuixo (plural xuixos)

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

Further reading

• xuixo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French chouchou. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

1. xuixo (viennoiserie from Girona in Catalonia, Spain)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish chuzo.

Noun

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

1. a pointed stick formerly wielded by night watchmen

Further reading

• “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