xinxa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic čímče, itself from Latin cīmex, cīmicem. The current Catalan singular form was made from the original plural form xinxes. Replaced the inherited Old Catalan címeu[1]. Compare also Spanish chinche.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈʃiɲ.ʃə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɲ.t͡ʃa/

Noun

xinxa f (plural xinxes)

  1. bedbug

References
  1. http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0144503
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