xuixo

xuixo

English

Alternative forms

• xuxo

Etymology

Catalan xuixo

Noun

xuixo (plural xuixos)

1. A viennoiserie pastry from Girona in Catalonia, Spain.

Further reading

• xuixo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.ʃo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʃu.ʃu/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuj.ʃo/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French chouchou.

Noun

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

1. xuixo (viennoiserie from Girona in Catalonia, Spain)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish chuzo.

Noun

xuixo m (plural xuixos)

1. A pointed stick formerly wielded by night watchmen.

Further reading

• “xuixo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “xuixo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.