chichigua

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno chichigua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃiɡwa/ [t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃi.ɣ̞wa]
• Rhymes: -iɡwa
• Syllabification: chi‧chi‧gua

Noun

chichigua f (plural chichiguas)

1. (Dominican Republic) kite

   Synonyms: cometa, (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico) papalote, (Argentina, Nicaragua) barrilete, (El Salvador) piscucha, papalota, (Peru, Chile, Argentina) volantín

2. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua) wet nurse

   Synonym: ama

3. (Colombia, Ecuador) small amount or quantity
4. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) nipplefruit

Adjective

chichigua m or f (masculine and feminine plural chichiguas)

1. (rustic, Guatemala, Mexico) female (of an animal being raised)

Further reading

• “chichigua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chichigua” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010