pichi

See also: Pichi, pīchi, and pichí

English

Alternative forms

• pichey (dated)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From a native Brazilian language.

Noun

pichi (plural pichis)

1. A small armadillo (Zaedyus pichiy), native to Argentina, which is the only armadillo known to hibernate.

   Synonyms: dwarf armadillo, pygmy armadillo

Japanese

Romanization

pichi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ピチ

Mapudungun

Alternative forms

• Alternative orthography: pici (Grafemario Raguileo)
• Variant: püchi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈtʃi]

Adjective

pichi (Unified spelling)

1. Little, small, tiny.
2. Short

Derived terms

• Pichilemu
• pichiche
• pichidomo
• pichirume
• pichiwentru

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpit͡ʃi/ [ˈpi.t͡ʃi]
• Rhymes: -itʃi
• Syllabification: pi‧chi

Noun

pichi m (plural pichis)

1. pinafore
2. Fabiana imbricata

Further reading

• “pichi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
• “pichi” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English peach.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

pichi class V (plural mapichi class VI)

1. peach

   Synonym: fyulisi

Derived terms

• mpichi