chícharo
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Mozarabic *číčar(o), from Latin cicer (“chickpea”). Compare Spanish chícharo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃɐɾʊ]
Noun
chícharo m (plural chícharos)
- pea
Synonyms
- ervella f
- ervello m
- perico m
References
- “chícharo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chícharo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chícharo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
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Noun
chícharo m (plural chícharos)
- chickling vetch
- Synonym of feijão-frade (“black-eyed pea”)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mozarabic *číčar(o), from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃaɾo/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃa.ɾo]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -itʃaɾo
- Syllabification: chí‧cha‧ro
Noun
chícharo m (plural chícharos)
- (Mexico) pea
- Synonyms: guisante, ervilla, arveja
Further reading
- “chícharo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014