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xinxa.

bedbug

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʃiɲ.ʃə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈt͡ʃiɲ.t͡ʃa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. bedbug

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mozarabic *činče, itself from Latin cīmicem (cf. Spanish chinche). The Catalan singular xinxa is a back-formation from the plural xinxes. Displaced Old Catalan címeu, which was directly inherited from Latin.

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