nica

== Aromanian == === Adverb === nica alternative form of ningã == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Adverb === nica here == Portuguese == === Etymology === Perhaps from Medieval Latin nichil (“nothing”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === nica f (plural nicas) (colloquial) trifle Synonyms: bagatela, ninharia === References === === Further reading === “nica”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sicilian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈni.ka/ Hyphenation: nì‧ca === Adjective === nica feminine singular of nicu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnika/ [ˈni.ka] Rhymes: -ika Syllabification: ni‧ca === Etymology 1 === Clipping of nicaragüense. ==== Adjective ==== nica m or f (masculine and feminine plural nicas) (slang) Nicaraguan ==== Noun ==== nica m or f by sense (plural nicas) (slang) Nicaraguan 1980, Enrique Alvarado Martínez: Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetización - Ministerio de Educación, En cada rincón un nica alfabetizado! Synonyms: (formal term) nicaragüense, (informal, used by Costa Ricans) paisa ===== Usage notes ===== Nicaraguans refer to themselves this way. This term is often used in Costa Rica as a pejorative. === Etymology 2 === ==== Adverb ==== nica (informal, colloquial) contraction of ni cagando (“no way”) === Further reading === “nica”, 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 “nica”, 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