xuixo
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[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Xuixo.jpg/220px-Xuixo.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃu.ʃoʊ/
Noun
[edit]xuixo (plural xuixos)
- A viennoiserie pastry filled with crema catalana, from Girona in Catalonia, Spain.
Further reading
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
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Borrowed from French chouchou. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]xuixo m (plural xuixos)
- xuixo (viennoiserie from Girona in Catalonia, Spain)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]xuixo m (plural xuixos)
- a pointed stick formerly wielded by night watchmen
Further reading
[edit]- “xuixo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “xuixo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “xuixo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
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