nica
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Aromanian[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nica
- Alternative form of ningã
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nica
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Medieval Latin nichil (“nothing”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nica f (plural nicas)
References[edit]
- ^ “nica” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Sicilian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nica
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of nicaragüense.
Adjective[edit]
nica m or f (masculine and feminine plural nicas)
Noun[edit]
nica m or f by sense (plural nicas)
- (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]
- “nica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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