chichigua
Spanish
Etymology
From Taíno chichigua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɡwa/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃi.ɣ̞wa]
- Rhymes: -iɡwa
- Syllabification: chi‧chi‧gua
Noun
chichigua f (plural chichiguas)
- (Dominican Republic) kite
- Synonyms: cometa, (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico) papalote, (Argentina, Nicaragua) barrilete, (El Salvador) piscucha, papalota, (Peru, Chile, Argentina) volantín
- (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua) wet nurse
- Synonym: ama
- (Colombia, Ecuador) small amount or quantity
Adjective
chichigua (plural chichiguas)
- (Guatemala, Mexico) female (of an animal being raised)
Further reading
- “chichigua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014