cicala

[ si-kah-luh; Italian chee-kah-lah ]
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noun,plural ci·ca·las, Italian ci·ca·le [chi-kah-le]. /tʃɪˈkɑ lɛ/.

Origin of cicala

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<Italian <Latin cicādacicada

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British Dictionary definitions for cicala

cicala

/ (sɪˈkɑːlə, Italian tʃiˈkala) /


nounplural -las or -le (-leɪ, Italian -le)
  1. another name for cicada

Origin of cicala

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C19: from Italian, from Latin: cicada

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