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Cicala
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Ci-ca′la
(chē̍-kä′lȧ)
, Noun.
[It., fr. L.
cicada
.] A cicada. See
“At eve a dry cicala sung.” Cicada
. Tennison.
Definition 2024
cicala
cicala
English
Noun
cicala (plural cicalas)
- A cicada.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.106:
- The shrill cicalas, people of the pine, / Making their summer lives one ceaseless song [...].
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.106:
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cicāla, from Latin cicāda.
Noun
cicala f (plural cicale)
Related terms
- cicaleccio
- cicaletta
- cicalina, cicalino
- cicalone
Verb
cicala