cica

== Albanian == === Noun === cica inflection of cicë: definite nominative singular indefinite nominative/accusative plural == Hungarian == === Etymology === From cic (the sound for calling a cat) +‎ -a (diminutive suffix). First attested in 1639. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sit͡sɒ] Hyphenation: ci‧ca Rhymes: -t͡sɒ === Noun === cica (plural cicák) kitten Synonyms: macska, kismacska, cicus, cicamica, kiscica ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== →? Old Slovak: cica Pannonian Rusyn: цица (cica) Slovak: cica === References === === Further reading === cica in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. cica in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Italian == === Alternative forms === cicca === Etymology === Probably derived from Latin ciccum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ka/ Rhymes: -ika Hyphenation: cì‧ca === Noun === cica f (plural ciche) nothing === Adverb === cica not at all === Further reading === cica1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana cica2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === Caci, caci, ciac == Sicilian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ka/ Hyphenation: cì‧ca === Noun === cica f (plural cichi) (Palatalization) alternative form of chica (“fold, line, crease”) ==== Derived terms ==== cicheḍḍa == Slovak == === Etymology === Probably from a sound of calling a cat, ts, ts, spelled c, c in Slovak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡sit͡sa/, [ˈt͡sit͡sa] Rhymes: -it͡sa Hyphenation: ci‧ca === Noun === cica f (diminutive cicka or cicuľka or cicuška) kitten ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “cica”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθika/ [ˈθi.ka] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈsika/ [ˈsi.ka] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ika Syllabification: ci‧ca === Etymology 1 === Unknown. Coromines and Pascual, citing Eguílaz, suggest a variant of Arabic كِيس (kīs, “bag”) with the feminine marker ـة (-a), with a metathesis of the consonants that is said to be "frequent" in spoken Arabic, cognate to Moroccan Arabic كِيسة (kīsa, “bag”), and Old Galician-Portuguese aciqua (“bag”). First attested in the early 17th century. ==== Noun ==== cica f (plural cicas) money bag Synonym: monedero === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύϊξ (kúïx, “name of a certain bulbous plant”), according to the RAE. ==== Noun ==== cica f (plural cicas) sago palm, particularly Cycas revoluta === Further reading === Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “cicatero”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 63 “cica”, 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