xicra

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃi.kɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃi.kɾa]

Noun

xicra f (plural xicres)

1. jicara (small cup to serve hot chocolate)

Further reading

• “xicra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “xicra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “xicra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Macanese

xicra

Etymology

From Portuguese xícara, from Spanish jícara, ultimately from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.kɾa/, /ˈʃi.kɾɐ/

Noun

xicra

1. teacup

   Hyponym: chaminica

   Dâ unga xicra di chá pa iou

   Bring me a cup of tea

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#x