chuchu

See also: chùchù, chūchù, and chǔchǔ

Japanese

Romanization

chuchu

Rōmaji transcription of チュチュ

Portuguese

Etymology

From French chouchou.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃu/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈt͡ʃu/

Noun

chuchu m (plural chuchus)

chayote (a fruit, Sechium edule)
Synonyms: machucho, caiota, pimpinela
(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): (file)

Noun

chuchu class IX (plural chuchu class X)

nipple
teat
coward
Synonym: jike