Xauxa
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Catalan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier Spanish Xauxa (now Jauja), a city and province in central Peru, from Wanka Quechua Shawsha.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Xauxa f
- Cockaigne (legendary land of plenty)
- Synonym: país de Cucanya
Further reading
[edit]- “Xauxa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.