xicranda

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jacarandá. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “I doubt it comes directly from Portuguese, it must have entered via Spanish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃiˈkɾan.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃiˈkɾan.da]

Noun

xicranda f (plural xicrandes)

1. jacaranda (tree)
2. jacaranda (wood)

Further reading

• “xicranda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.