xacra

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَكَا (šakā, “to complain”). Cognate to Spanish achaque.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃa.kɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈt͡ʃa.kɾa]

Noun

xacra f (plural xacres)

lingering illness, infirmity; malady

Derived terms

xacrós

Further reading

“xacra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“xacra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“xacra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“xacra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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