cigala
See also: çigala
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cicāla, from Latin cicāda.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /siˈɡa.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /siˈɡa.la/
Noun
cigala f (plural cigales)
- cicada
- (vulgar) cock, penis
- The Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus), an edible crustacean.
- (Valencia) Norway lobster
- Synonym: escamarlà
- (nautical) The ring or shackle which attaches an anchor to the rode or cable.
Derived terms
- cigaló
Further reading
- “cigala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cigala” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Alternative forms
- cigalo (Mistralian)
Etymology
From Old Occitan (compare Catalan cigala), from Vulgar Latin *cicāla (compare Italian cicala), from Latin cicāda.
Pronunciation
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Noun
cigala f (plural cigalas)
- cicada
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cicāla, from Latin cicāda. Cognate with English cicada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈɡala/ [θiˈɣ̞a.la]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈɡala/ [siˈɣ̞a.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ci‧ga‧la
Noun
cigala f (plural cigalas)
- Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
Related terms
- cigarra
Further reading
- “cigala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014