"cicala" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈkɑːlə/ [UK] Forms: cicalas [plural], cicale [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Latin cicādader. Early Medieval Latin cicāla Italian cicalader. Occitan cicalader. English cicala Derived from Italian cicala and Occitan cicala. Doublet of cicada. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der<conj:and>|it:cicala|oc:cicala|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Classical Latin cicādader. Early Medieval Latin cicāla Italian cicalader. Occitan cicalader. English cicala [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Classical Latin", "term" : "cicāda", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-cla" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Early Medieval Latin", "term" : "cicāla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-eme" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "cicala", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Occitan", "term" : "cicala", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "oc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cicala", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cicala"> Derived from Italian cicala and Occitan cicala., {{doublet|en|cicada}} Doublet of cicada Head templates: {{en-noun}} cicala (plural cicalas)
  1. A cicada.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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