Femení

xinxa

(Anglès)

bedbug

Freqüència

23k
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈʃiɲ.ʃə]
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Borrowed from Mozarabic *činče, itself from Latin cīmicem (cf. Spanish chinche). The Catalan singular xinxa is a back-formation from the plural xinxes. Displaced Old Catalan címeu, which was directly inherited from Latin.

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