chicha

See also: chichá

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).

Noun

chicha (countable and uncountable, plural chichas)

1. A fermented beverage from South and Central America, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples.

Etymology 2

From a popular song entitled La Chichera (“the chicha seller”), referring to the fermented beverage.

Noun

chicha (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of popular Peruvian music related to cumbia and native Peruvian huayno.

Further reading

• chicha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Peruvian cumbia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Chachi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.ʃa/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Turkish şişe, from Persian شیشه (šiša, “glass, mirror”).

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. shisha

   Coordinate term: narguilé

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab (“corn”).

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. chicha

Further reading

• “chicha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Alternative forms

• xixa (Eastern Galician)

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Related to Spanish chicha, Italian ciccia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -itʃa
• Hyphenation: chi‧cha

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. meat

   Synonyms: carne, freba

2. mincemeat

   Synonym: zorza

3. (figurative) flesh

Related terms

• chichar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chicha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chicha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chicha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃɐ/

• Hyphenation: chi‧cha

Etymology 1

From Spanish chicha.

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. (colloquial) meat; flesh

Related terms

• chichi

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. (colloquial) gloss (interlinear note to help translate or interpret a text)

   Tinha a página do livro pejada de chichas.

   The page of the book was littered with glosses.

Related terms

• cábula
• chichar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chicha

1. inflection of chichar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chicha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “chicha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “chicha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -itʃa
• Syllabification: chi‧cha

Etymology 1

Probably from Latin īnsicia, from previous Latin īnsicium (“sausage”), seemingly from in- (“in-”) +‎ secō (“to cut”) +‎ -ium (“nominal suffix”); compare Italian ciccia. Alternatively, from the same origin as jija or jeja (“mincemeat”) from Proto-Celtic *sassia; compare Catalan xeixa.

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. (colloquial, Spain) meat; flesh (culinary term)
2. (vulgar) boob (female breast)

Related terms

• chichi
• jeja
• jija

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kuna chichab (“corn”).

Noun

chicha f (plural chichas)

1. chicha (fermented beverage, most commonly made from maize, grapes or apples)
2. (Panama, Peru) juice, soft drink

Derived terms

• chicha de manzana
• chicha morada
• chichero
• ni chicha ni limonada

 

Related terms

• chicheme

 

Descendants

• → English: chicha

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chicha

1. inflection of chichar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chicha”, 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.t͡ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsitsa/ [ˈt͡sit̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃa, (no yod coalescence) -itsa
• Syllabification: chi‧cha

Interjection

chicha (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. Alternative spelling of tsitsa

Noun

chicha (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. Alternative spelling of tsitsa

Zulu

Verb

-chicha

1. (intransitive) to ooze out

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuchicha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuchicha	ukungachichi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	chicha	-chiche
Plural	chichani	-chicheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyachicha, ngichicha	engichichayo, engichicha	ngichicha	angichichi	engingachichi	ngingachichi
2nd singular	uyachicha, uchicha	ochichayo, ochicha	uchicha	awuchichi	ongachichi	ungachichi
1st plural	siyachicha, sichicha	esichichayo, esichicha	sichicha	asichichi	esingachichi	singachichi
2nd plural	niyachicha, nichicha	enichichayo, enichicha	nichicha	anichichi	eningachichi	ningachichi
Class 1	uyachicha, uchicha	ochichayo, ochicha	echicha	akachichi	ongachichi	engachichi
Class 2	bayachicha, bachicha	abachichayo, abachicha	bechicha	abachichi	abangachichi	bengachichi
Class 3	uyachicha, uchicha	ochichayo, ochicha	uchicha	awuchichi	ongachichi	ungachichi
Class 4	iyachicha, ichicha	echichayo, echicha	ichicha	ayichichi	engachichi	ingachichi
Class 5	liyachicha, lichicha	elichichayo, elichicha	lichicha	alichichi	elingachichi	lingachichi
Class 6	ayachicha, achicha	achichayo, achicha	echicha	awachichi	angachichi	engachichi
Class 7	siyachicha, sichicha	esichichayo, esichicha	sichicha	asichichi	esingachichi	singachichi
Class 8	ziyachicha, zichicha	ezichichayo, ezichicha	zichicha	azichichi	ezingachichi	zingachichi
Class 9	iyachicha, ichicha	echichayo, echicha	ichicha	ayichichi	engachichi	ingachichi
Class 10	ziyachicha, zichicha	ezichichayo, ezichicha	zichicha	azichichi	ezingachichi	zingachichi
Class 11	luyachicha, luchicha	oluchichayo, oluchicha	luchicha	aluchichi	olungachichi	lungachichi
Class 14	buyachicha, buchicha	obuchichayo, obuchicha	buchicha	abuchichi	obungachichi	bungachichi
Class 15	kuyachicha, kuchicha	okuchichayo, okuchicha	kuchicha	akuchichi	okungachichi	kungachichi
Class 17	kuyachicha, kuchicha	okuchichayo, okuchicha	kuchicha	akuchichi	okungachichi	kungachichi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngichichile, ngichichē	engichichile, engichichē	ngichichile, ngichichē	angichichanga	engingachichanga	ngingachichanga
2nd singular	uchichile, uchichē	ochichile, ochichē	uchichile, uchichē	awuchichanga	ongachichanga	ungachichanga
1st plural	sichichile, sichichē	esichichile, esichichē	sichichile, sichichē	asichichanga	esingachichanga	singachichanga
2nd plural	nichichile, nichichē	enichichile, enichichē	nichichile, nichichē	anichichanga	eningachichanga	ningachichanga
Class 1	uchichile, uchichē	ochichile, ochichē	echichile, echichē	akachichanga	ongachichanga	engachichanga
Class 2	bachichile, bachichē	abachichile, abachichē	bechichile, bechichē	abachichanga	abangachichanga	bengachichanga
Class 3	uchichile, uchichē	ochichile, ochichē	uchichile, uchichē	awuchichanga	ongachichanga	ungachichanga
Class 4	ichichile, ichichē	echichile, echichē	ichichile, ichichē	ayichichanga	engachichanga	ingachichanga
Class 5	lichichile, lichichē	elichichile, elichichē	lichichile, lichichē	alichichanga	elingachichanga	lingachichanga
Class 6	achichile, achichē	achichile, achichē	echichile, echichē	awachichanga	angachichanga	engachichanga
Class 7	sichichile, sichichē	esichichile, esichichē	sichichile, sichichē	asichichanga	esingachichanga	singachichanga
Class 8	zichichile, zichichē	ezichichile, ezichichē	zichichile, zichichē	azichichanga	ezingachichanga	zingachichanga
Class 9	ichichile, ichichē	echichile, echichē	ichichile, ichichē	ayichichanga	engachichanga	ingachichanga
Class 10	zichichile, zichichē	ezichichile, ezichichē	zichichile, zichichē	azichichanga	ezingachichanga	zingachichanga
Class 11	luchichile, luchichē	oluchichile, oluchichē	luchichile, luchichē	aluchichanga	olungachichanga	lungachichanga
Class 14	buchichile, buchichē	obuchichile, obuchichē	buchichile, buchichē	abuchichanga	obungachichanga	bungachichanga
Class 15	kuchichile, kuchichē	okuchichile, okuchichē	kuchichile, kuchichē	akuchichanga	okungachichanga	kungachichanga
Class 17	kuchichile, kuchichē	okuchichile, okuchichē	kuchichile, kuchichē	akuchichanga	okungachichanga	kungachichanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāchicha	engāchicha	ngāchicha	angichichanga	engingachichanga	ngingachichanga
2nd singular	wāchicha	owāchicha	wāchicha	awuchichanga	ongachichanga	ungachichanga
1st plural	sāchicha	esāchicha	sāchicha	asichichanga	esingachichanga	singachichanga
2nd plural	nāchicha	enāchicha	nāchicha	anichichanga	eningachichanga	ningachichanga
Class 1	wāchicha	owāchicha	āchicha	akachichanga	ongachichanga	engachichanga
Class 2	bāchicha	abāchicha	bāchicha	abachichanga	abangachichanga	bengachichanga
Class 3	wāchicha	owāchicha	wāchicha	awuchichanga	ongachichanga	ungachichanga
Class 4	yāchicha	eyāchicha	yāchicha	ayichichanga	engachichanga	ingachichanga
Class 5	lāchicha	elāchicha	lāchicha	alichichanga	elingachichanga	lingachichanga
Class 6	āchicha	āchicha	āchicha	awachichanga	angachichanga	engachichanga
Class 7	sāchicha	esāchicha	sāchicha	asichichanga	esingachichanga	singachichanga
Class 8	zāchicha	ezāchicha	zāchicha	azichichanga	ezingachichanga	zingachichanga
Class 9	yāchicha	eyāchicha	yāchicha	ayichichanga	engachichanga	ingachichanga
Class 10	zāchicha	ezāchicha	zāchicha	azichichanga	ezingachichanga	zingachichanga
Class 11	lwāchicha	olwāchicha	lwāchicha	aluchichanga	olungachichanga	lungachichanga
Class 14	bāchicha	obāchicha	bāchicha	abuchichanga	obungachichanga	bungachichanga
Class 15	kwāchicha	okwāchicha	kwāchicha	akuchichanga	okungachichanga	kungachichanga
Class 17	kwāchicha	okwāchicha	kwāchicha	akuchichanga	okungachichanga	kungachichanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingachicha	—	ngingachicha	ngingechiche	—	ngingechiche
2nd singular	ungachicha	—	ungachicha	ungechiche	—	ungechiche
1st plural	singachicha	—	singachicha	singechiche	—	singechiche
2nd plural	ningachicha	—	ningachicha	ningechiche	—	ningechiche
Class 1	angachicha	—	engachicha	angechiche	—	engechiche
Class 2	bangachicha	—	bengachicha	bangechiche	—	bengechiche
Class 3	ungachicha	—	ungachicha	ungechiche	—	ungechiche
Class 4	ingachicha	—	ingachicha	ingechiche	—	ingechiche
Class 5	lingachicha	—	lingachicha	lingechiche	—	lingechiche
Class 6	angachicha	—	engachicha	angechiche	—	engechiche
Class 7	singachicha	—	singachicha	singechiche	—	singechiche
Class 8	zingachicha	—	zingachicha	zingechiche	—	zingechiche
Class 9	ingachicha	—	ingachicha	ingechiche	—	ingechiche
Class 10	zingachicha	—	zingachicha	zingechiche	—	zingechiche
Class 11	lungachicha	—	lungachicha	lungechiche	—	lungechiche
Class 14	bungachicha	—	bungachicha	bungechiche	—	bungechiche
Class 15	kungachicha	—	kungachicha	kungechiche	—	kungechiche
Class 17	kungachicha	—	kungachicha	kungechiche	—	kungechiche
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizochicha	engizochicha	ngizochicha	angizuchicha	engingezuchicha	ngingezuchicha
2nd singular	uzochicha	ozochicha	uzochicha	awuzuchicha	ongezuchicha	ungezuchicha
1st plural	sizochicha	esizochicha	sizochicha	asizuchicha	esingezuchicha	singezuchicha
2nd plural	nizochicha	enizochicha	nizochicha	anizuchicha	eningezuchicha	ningezuchicha
Class 1	uzochicha	ozochicha	ezochicha	akazuchicha	ongezuchicha	engezuchicha
Class 2	bazochicha	abazochicha	bezochicha	abazuchicha	abangezuchicha	bengezuchicha
Class 3	uzochicha	ozochicha	uzochicha	awuzuchicha	ongezuchicha	ungezuchicha
Class 4	izochicha	ezochicha	izochicha	ayizuchicha	engezuchicha	ingezuchicha
Class 5	lizochicha	elizochicha	lizochicha	alizuchicha	elingezuchicha	lingezuchicha
Class 6	azochicha	azochicha	ezochicha	awazuchicha	angezuchicha	engezuchicha
Class 7	sizochicha	esizochicha	sizochicha	asizuchicha	esingezuchicha	singezuchicha
Class 8	zizochicha	ezizochicha	zizochicha	azizuchicha	ezingezuchicha	zingezuchicha
Class 9	izochicha	ezochicha	izochicha	ayizuchicha	engezuchicha	ingezuchicha
Class 10	zizochicha	ezizochicha	zizochicha	azizuchicha	ezingezuchicha	zingezuchicha
Class 11	luzochicha	oluzochicha	luzochicha	aluzuchicha	olungezuchicha	lungezuchicha
Class 14	buzochicha	obuzochicha	buzochicha	abuzuchicha	obungezuchicha	bungezuchicha
Class 15	kuzochicha	okuzochicha	kuzochicha	akuzuchicha	okungezuchicha	kungezuchicha
Class 17	kuzochicha	okuzochicha	kuzochicha	akuzuchicha	okungezuchicha	kungezuchicha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyochicha	engiyochicha	ngiyochicha	angiyuchicha	engingeyuchicha	ngingeyuchicha
2nd singular	uyochicha	oyochicha	uyochicha	awuyuchicha	ongeyuchicha	ungeyuchicha
1st plural	siyochicha	esiyochicha	siyochicha	asiyuchicha	esingeyuchicha	singeyuchicha
2nd plural	niyochicha	eniyochicha	niyochicha	aniyuchicha	eningeyuchicha	ningeyuchicha
Class 1	uyochicha	oyochicha	eyochicha	akayuchicha	ongeyuchicha	engeyuchicha
Class 2	bayochicha	abayochicha	beyochicha	abayuchicha	abangeyuchicha	bengeyuchicha
Class 3	uyochicha	oyochicha	uyochicha	awuyuchicha	ongeyuchicha	ungeyuchicha
Class 4	iyochicha	eyochicha	iyochicha	ayiyuchicha	engeyuchicha	ingeyuchicha
Class 5	liyochicha	eliyochicha	liyochicha	aliyuchicha	elingeyuchicha	lingeyuchicha
Class 6	ayochicha	ayochicha	eyochicha	awayuchicha	angeyuchicha	engeyuchicha
Class 7	siyochicha	esiyochicha	siyochicha	asiyuchicha	esingeyuchicha	singeyuchicha
Class 8	ziyochicha	eziyochicha	ziyochicha	aziyuchicha	ezingeyuchicha	zingeyuchicha
Class 9	iyochicha	eyochicha	iyochicha	ayiyuchicha	engeyuchicha	ingeyuchicha
Class 10	ziyochicha	eziyochicha	ziyochicha	aziyuchicha	ezingeyuchicha	zingeyuchicha
Class 11	luyochicha	oluyochicha	luyochicha	aluyuchicha	olungeyuchicha	lungeyuchicha
Class 14	buyochicha	obuyochicha	buyochicha	abuyuchicha	obungeyuchicha	bungeyuchicha
Class 15	kuyochicha	okuyochicha	kuyochicha	akuyuchicha	okungeyuchicha	kungeyuchicha
Class 17	kuyochicha	okuyochicha	kuyochicha	akuyuchicha	okungeyuchicha	kungeyuchicha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngichiche	ngingachichi
2nd singular	uchiche	ungachichi
1st plural	sichiche	singachichi
2nd plural	nichiche	ningachichi
Class 1	achiche	angachichi
Class 2	bachiche	bangachichi
Class 3	uchiche	ungachichi
Class 4	ichiche	ingachichi
Class 5	lichiche	lingachichi
Class 6	achiche	angachichi
Class 7	sichiche	singachichi
Class 8	zichiche	zingachichi
Class 9	ichiche	ingachichi
Class 10	zichiche	zingachichi
Class 11	luchiche	lungachichi
Class 14	buchiche	bungachichi
Class 15	kuchiche	kungachichi
Class 17	kuchiche	kungachichi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngachicha	ngangachicha, angachicha, angangachicha
2nd singular	wachicha	wangachicha, awachicha, awangachicha
1st plural	sachicha	sangachicha, asachicha, asangachicha
2nd plural	nachicha	nangachicha, anachicha, anangachicha
Class 1	wachicha	wangachicha, akachicha, akangachicha
Class 2	bachicha	bangachicha, abachicha, abangachicha
Class 3	wachicha	wangachicha, awachicha, awangachicha
Class 4	yachicha	yangachicha, ayachicha, ayangachicha
Class 5	lachicha	langachicha, alachicha, alangachicha
Class 6	achicha	angachicha, awachicha, awangachicha
Class 7	sachicha	sangachicha, asachicha, asangachicha
Class 8	zachicha	zangachicha, azachicha, azangachicha
Class 9	yachicha	yangachicha, ayachicha, ayangachicha
Class 10	zachicha	zangachicha, azachicha, azangachicha
Class 11	lwachicha	lwangachicha, alwachicha, alwangachicha
Class 14	bachicha	bangachicha, abachicha, abangachicha
Class 15	kwachicha	kwangachicha, akwachicha, akwangachicha
Class 17	kwachicha	kwangachicha, akwachicha, akwangachicha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “chicha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “chicha (6.3)”