cica

 

From cic (the sound for calling a cat) +‎ -a (diminutive suffix).^[1][2] First attested in 1639.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sit͡sɒ]
• Hyphenation: ci‧ca
• Rhymes: -t͡sɒ

cica (plural cicák)

1. kitten

   Synonyms: macska, kismacska, cicus, cicamica, kiscica

• cica in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: 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 2024).

• cicca

Probably derived from Latin ciccum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: cì‧ca

cica f (plural ciche)

1. nothing

cica

1. not at all

• cica¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• cica² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• Caci, caci, ciac

Probably from a sound of calling a cat, ts, ts, spelled c, c in Slovak.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sit͡sa]

cica f (genitive singular cice, nominative plural cice, genitive plural cíc, declension pattern of ulica)

1. kitten

• cicka f

• “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, 2003–2024

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθika/ [ˈθi.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsika/ [ˈsi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: ci‧ca

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.

cica f (plural cicas)

1. money bag

   Synonym: monedero

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύϊξ (kúïx, “name of a certain bulbous plant”), according to the RAE.

cica f (plural cicas)

1. sago palm, particularly Cycas revoluta

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “cicatero”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (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 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28