cicada
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The meaning (definition) of the word cicada
a big insect that makes a loud buzzing song in summer
The word cicada used in a sentence
“A cicada makes a very loud buzzing sound in summer.”
Words that mean the same as cicada (synonyms)
insect
The plural of the word cicada
cicadas
How the word cicada is said around the world
| French | cigale (seegahl) |
| Spanish | cigarra (theeghahrah) |
| Mandarin | 蝉 (chán) |
| Hindi | सिकाडा (sikahdah) |
| Arabic | الزيز (ahzzeez) |
| Russian | цикада (tsikada) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cigarra (seegahruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cigarra (seegahkha) |
| Japanese | 蝉 (semi) |
| German | Zikade (tseekahduh) |
| Urdu | کیکاڈا (kaykahdah) |
| Punjabi | ਸਿਕਾਡਾ (sikahdah) |
| Korean | 매미 (maemi) |
| Hebrew | צִיקָדָה (tseeykahdah) |
| Greek | τζιτζίκι (tzitziki) |
| Dutch | cicade (seekahduh) |
| Tagalog | kuliglig (kooleegleeg) |
| Vietnamese | ve sầu (ve suhw) |
| Turkish | ağustos böceği (owstaws berjayi) |
| Persian | جیرجیرک (jeerjeerahk) |
| Polish | cykada (tsikahdah) |
| Ukrainian | цикада (tsykada) |
| Bengali | ঝিঁঝি পোকা (gyeengyee pohkah) |
| Swedish | cikada (sikahdah) |
| Italian | cicala (cheekahlah) |
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