chichicaste
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
chichicastre, chichicate, chichicaxtle, chichicaztle, chichicastle
=== Etymology ===
From Nahuatl tzitzicaztli.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃit͡ʃiˈkaste/ [t͡ʃi.t͡ʃiˈkas.t̪e]
Rhymes: -aste
Syllabification: chi‧chi‧cas‧te
=== Noun ===
chichicaste m (plural chichicastes)
(Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba) scratchbush (Urera baccifera)
=== Further reading ===
“chichicaste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
“chichicaste”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010