chicula

Sardinian

Alternative forms

chichela, chichera (Nuorese)
chigula, chigala, chigua, crigra (Logudorese)
cigula (Campidanese)

Etymology

Modified from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkikula/

Noun

chicula f (plural chicalas) (Nuorese)

cicada

References

Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kíkula”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

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