cuica

See also: cuíca

English

Etymology

From Portuguese cuíca, from Old Tupi.

Noun

cuica (plural cuicas)

1. A Brazilian friction drum often used in samba music.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): kuika

Verb

cuica

1. (intransitive) To sing

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷiːka/

Verb

cuīca

1. (intransitive) To sing.

Derived terms

• cuicani
• cuicatl

References

• Karttunen, Francis (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 71
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 216

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwika/ [ˈkwi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: cui‧ca

Noun

cuica f (plural cuicas)

1. female equivalent of cuico
2. (Mexico) marble (toy)

Adjective

cuica f

1. feminine singular of cuico

Further reading

• “cuica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28