fica

See also: FICA, ficá, ficà, and -fica

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfi.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfi.ka]

Verb

fica

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

Corsican

Una fica.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfika/

Noun

fica f (plural fiche)

1. fig tree (Ficus carica)

References

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

Galician

Verb

fica

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

Gallurese

Alternative forms

• figa (Aggius)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfika/^[1]

Noun

fica f (plural fichi)

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

References

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

Italian

Alternative forms

• figa (northern Italy)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Usage notes

• Slang term becomes figa in Northern Italy.

Synonyms

• (cunt etc.) bernarda, buco, cosina, farfallina, fessa, filiberta, fregna, gnocca, micia, mona, mussa, passera, patacca, patata, potta, sorca, topa, ubalda

Anagrams

• faci

Old English

Noun

fīca

1. genitive plural of fīc

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ikɐ

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.kɐ/

Verb

fica

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

fica

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