chicara

== Portuguese == === Noun === chicara f (plural chicaras) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of xícara ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling coexisted with xicara, but was more common. ⟨x⟩ and ⟨ch⟩ are homophones in most Portuguese dialects, whence the variation prior to a standardized form.