| 单词 |
jicara |
| 释义 |
‖ jicara|ˈhikara|
Also jicaro.
[Amer. Sp. jícara, jícaro, ad. Nahuatl xicalli.]
A Central American name for the calabash-tree (s.v. calabash 7) or its fruit (calabash 2).
1859J. Froebel Seven Years' Travel in Central Amer. i. vi. 91 On the market place..many interesting and highly creditable articles of Indian skill and industry are offered for sale..jicaras and guacales (cups and basins made of calabashes) ornamented with reliefs. 1892C. F. Lummis Tramp across the Continent 149 Each bore upon her head a big, flaring basket—the rush chiquihuite of home make, or the elegantly woven Apache jicara. 1924Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 615/1 They saw a woman carrying a jicara gourd. 1927D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 73 He bargained..for a carved jicara. 1943Record & Hess Timbers of New World 78/2 The shells [of calabash fruits] are used by the natives for making cups, dishes, and other household utensils, and some of them are ornately carved or painted... Common names: Calabash..jícaro. 1964Little & Wadsworth Common Trees Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands 490/2 Calabash-tree... Widely planted in Puerto Rico and through the tropics for the fruits... Other common names..jícaro, jícara (Central America). |
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