crica

crica

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic, from *klik;[1] otherwise, maybe from Proto-Celtic *krīkʷā (“furrow, trench, comb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾika̝/

Noun

crica f (plural cricas)

1. ribbon
2. (anatomy) nose
3. running nose
4. (anatomy, informal) vulva
5. (mollusc) a clam (rayed trough shell, Mactra corallina, syn. Mactra stultorum)

Derived terms

• criqueiro
• lambecricas
• rapacricas (“common starfish”, literally “vulve-scrapper”)

References

• “crica” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “crica” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “crica” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “crica”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾi.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: cri‧ca

Adjective

crica m or f (plural cricas)

1. captious, nitpicky

   Synonyms: implicante, cricri

Noun

crica f (plural cricas)

1. dry skin of a peach
2. (informal, vulgar) vagina (woman's genitalia)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina/translations

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾika/ [ˈkɾi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: cri‧ca

Noun

crica f (plural cricas)

1. (Puerto Rico, informal, vulgar) vagina (woman's genitalia)

Further reading

• “crica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014