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Where does “cigarra” come from?

cigarra (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

cigarra (Spanish): cicada

Definitions

  1. cicada

Ancestry of “cigarra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*cicār(r)a—
2Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

Words derived from “cigarra”

  • cigarette
  • cigar
  • cigarettes
  • cigarillo
  • cigarmaker
  • cigarmaking
  • anticigarette
  • cigarlike
  • noncigarette
  • cigarless
  • cigaretteless
  • cigarettelike
  • e-cigarette
  • e-cigar
  • cigarrito
  • cigarrillo
  • cigarro
  • cigarette
  • tagliasigari
  • sigari
  • sigaro
  • portasigarette
  • sigarette
  • sigaraio
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