Chaxiraxi
Spanish
Etymology
From Guanche [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃaɡiˈɾaɡi/ [ˌt͡ʃa.ɣ̞iˈɾa.ɣ̞i]
- Rhymes: -aɡi
- IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃasiˈɾasi/ [ˌt͡ʃa.siˈɾa.si][1][2]
- Rhymes: -asi
Proper noun
Chaxiraxi f
- Chaxiraxi (a Guanche goddess from the island of Tenerife)
- a female given name from Guanche
- 2016 February 3, Goretti Alonso, “Elsa Chaxiraxi González Suárez : “Repito porque ahora soy más consciente del trabajo y quiero ir a ganar””, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 26 February 2016:
- La experienca de ser candidata a Reina del Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife no es nueva para Elsa Chaxiraxi González Suárez, la aspirante que saldrá en el puesto número tres luciendo su fantasía ante el público del Recinto Ferial.
- The experience of being a candidate for the Queen of Santa Cruz de Tenerife's Carnaval isn't new for Elsa Chaxiraxi González Suárez, the hopeful who will appear in the third spot showing off her fantasy [costume] to the crowd at the Fairgrounds.
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Derived terms
- (diminutives of the female given name) Chaxi, Chaxita
References
- Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) Nombres Personales de las Islas Canarias, 1 edition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Le Canarien ediciones - Libreando, →ISBN, page 15
- Chaxi (16 April 2014), “Hello! My name is Chaxiraxi ...”, in Waltzing More Than Matilda, "Famous Name: Chaxiraxi" (blog), retrieved 26 February 2016