cigarra

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈɡa.ʁɐ/ [siˈɣa.ʁɐ]

  • Rhymes: -aʁɐ
  • Hyphenation: ci‧gar‧ra

Noun

cigarra f (plural cigarras)

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

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicāda. Doublet of chicharra (via Mozarabic).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    cigarra f (plural cigarras)

    1. cicada

    References

    Further reading