cigarra

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *cicāla (or an alternate Iberian variant form *cicāra; compare Spanish cigarra), from Latin cicāda.

Noun

cigarra f (plural cigarras)

  1. cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *cicāla (or an alternate Iberian variant form *cicāra[1]; compare Portuguese cigarra), from Latin cicāda. Cf. also the form cigala. Compare Catalan and Occitan cigala, Italian cicala, Romanian cicoare. See also chicharra, which may be of Mozarabic origin.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /θiˈɡara/, [θiˈɣara]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /siˈɡara/, [siˈɣara]

Noun

cigarra f (plural cigarras)

  1. cicada

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/157209215/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-C-F-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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