See also: FICA, ficá, ficà, and -fica

Catalan

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fica

  1. inflection of ficar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Corsican

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Una fica.

Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *fica, from Latin ficus. Cognates include Italian fica (fig fruit, pussy) and Occitan figa (fig).

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fica f (plural fiche)

  1. fig tree (Ficus carica)

References

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  • fica” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Galician

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fica

  1. inflection of ficar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Gallurese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fīca, alternative form of Classical Latin fīcus, of uncertain further origin.

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fica f (plural fichi)

  1. fig (fruit)
  2. fig (tree)

References

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  1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus (fig tree or fruit). The obscene meaning derives from the fact that when the fig fruit is open, the insides look like a woman's vulva. Compare Catalan and Occitan figa, Dalmatian faica, Aromanian hicã.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Hyphenation: fì‧ca

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fica f (plural fiche)

  1. (vulgar, slang) pussy
    Synonym: figa (Northern Italy)
  2. (vulgar, slang) sexually attractive woman
  3. (regional) fig (fresh fruit)
    Synonym: fico

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  • Slang term becomes figa in Northern Italy.

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Old English

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fīca

  1. genitive plural of fīc

Portuguese

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fica

  1. inflection of ficar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfika/ [ˈfi.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: fi‧ca

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fica

  1. inflection of ficar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative