chicchera

Italian

Etymology

From 16^th-century Spanish xícara (modern jícara), from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkik.ke.ra/
• Rhymes: -ikkera
• Hyphenation: chìc‧che‧ra

Noun

chicchera f (plural chicchere)

1. cup

   Synonym: tazza

Descendants

• → Maltese: kikkra

Further reading

• chicchera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana