xícara
Meaning
- (feminine) a cup or mug (vessel with a handle for hot beverages)
- (feminine) cupful (the amount of liquid that fits a cup)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
xí‧ca‧ra
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃi.ka.ɾɐ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli.
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