cigala

See also: çigala

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

Noun

cigala f (plural cigales)

  1. cicada
  2. (vulgar) cock, penis
  3. the Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus), an edible crustacean
  4. (Valencia) Norway lobster
    Synonym: escamarlà
  5. (nautical) the ring or shackle which attaches an anchor to the rode or cable

Derived terms

Further reading

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • cigalo (Mistralian spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈɡalo/
  • (file)

Noun

cigala f (plural cigalas)

  1. cicada

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan cigala.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈɡala/ [θiˈɣ̞a.la]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈɡala/ [siˈɣ̞a.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ci‧ga‧la

Noun

cigala f (plural cigalas)

  1. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cigarra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 73

Further reading

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