[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

nica

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Nica, Nicà, Nică, Niça, -nica, and -nīca

Aromanian

[edit]

Adverb

[edit]

nica

  1. Alternative form of ningã

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

[edit]

Adverb

[edit]

nica

  1. here

Portuguese

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Perhaps from Medieval Latin nichil (nothing).[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

nica f (plural nicas)

  1. (colloquial) trifle
    Synonyms: bagatela, ninharia

References

[edit]
  1. ^ nica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Sicilian

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈni.ka/
  • Hyphenation: nì‧ca

Adjective

[edit]

nica

  1. feminine singular of nicu

Spanish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Clipping of nicaragüense.

Adjective

[edit]

nica m or f (masculine and feminine plural nicas)

  1. (slang) Nicaraguan

Noun

[edit]

nica m or f by sense (plural nicas)

  1. (slang) Nicaraguan
    • 1980, Enrique Alvarado Martínez: Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetización - Ministerio de Educación, En cada rincón un nica alfabetizado!
    Synonyms: (formal term) nicaragüense, (informal, used by Costa Ricans) paisa

Usage notes

[edit]
  • Nicaraguans refer to themselves this way. This term is often used in Costa Rica as a pejorative.

Further reading

[edit]