chichicaste

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chichicastre, chichicate, chichicaxtle, chichicaztle, chichicastle

Etymology

From Nahuatl tzitzicaztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit͡ʃiˈkaste/ [t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈkas.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -aste
• Syllabification: chi‧chi‧cas‧te

Noun

chichicaste m (plural chichicastes)

1. (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba) scratchbush (Urera baccifera)

Further reading

• “chichicaste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “chichicaste” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010