Xèrica

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَارِقَة (šāriqa, “east side [of a mountain]”), from Arabic شَرْق (šarq, “east”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃɛ.ɾi.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɾi.ka]

Proper noun

Xèrica

1. Jérica (a municipality of Alt Palància, Valencia)

Derived terms

• xericà