chícharo

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic *číčar(o), from Latin cicer (“chickpea”). Compare Spanish chícharo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃɐɾʊ]

Noun

chícharo m (plural chícharos)

1. pea

   Synonyms: ervella f, ervello m, perico m

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chícharo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chícharo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chícharo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

1. Chícharos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cicciaro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃa.ɾo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ʃɐ.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃɐ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: chí‧cha‧ro

Noun

chícharo m (plural chícharos)

1. (botany) chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus)
2. (botany) vetchlings (Lathyrus)
3. synonym of grão-de-bico (“chickpea”)
4. synonym of feijão-frade (“black-eyed pea”)

Further reading

• “chícharo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “chícharo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “chícharo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic *číčar(o), from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃaɾo/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃa.ɾo]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -itʃaɾo
• Syllabification: chí‧cha‧ro

Noun

chícharo m (plural chícharos)

1. (Mexico, Cuba, Galicia) pea

   Synonyms: guisante, ervilla, arveja

Further reading

• “chícharo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025