name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cicada.

   "The shrill cicalas, people of the pine, / Making their summer lives one ceaseless song […]"

2. 2
   stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cicadacicadacricketgrasshopperhopperinsect

Example

More examples

"The shrill cicalas, people of the pine, / Making their summer lives one ceaseless song […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian cicala and Occitan cicala. Doublet of cicada.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Cicala.

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