chícharo

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic *číčar(o), from Latin cicer (“chickpea”). Compare Spanish chícharo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃɐɾʊ]

Noun

chícharo m (plural chícharos)

1. pea

   Synonyms: ervella f, ervello m, perico m

References

• “chícharo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chícharo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chícharo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa.ɾo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃɐ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: chí‧cha‧ro

Noun

chícharo m (plural chícharos)

1. chickling vetch
2. Synonym of feijão-frade (“black-eyed pea”)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic *číčar(o), from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃaɾo/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃa.ɾo]
• (Castilian)

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• Rhymes: -itʃaɾo
• Syllabification: chí‧cha‧ro

Noun

chícharo m (plural chícharos)

1. (Mexico) pea

   Synonyms: guisante, ervilla, arveja

Further reading

• “chícharo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014