cicala
[si-kah-luh; Italian chee-kah-lah]
Origin of cicala
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Historical Examples of cicala
He received there a great ovation for the victory due to Cicala.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and DecayLord Eversley
The cicala sang in the flower of the pomegranate, the frog sang by the pond.
Japanese Fairy TalesGrace James
The sound of the river and of the cicala is all the noise we hear.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)Frederic G. Kenyon
A cicala hidden in the heart of a pomegranate flower sang shrilly now and again.
Japanese Fairy TalesGrace James
Cicala, as a reward for his successful charge, was immediately promoted to be Grand Vizier.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and DecayLord Eversley
cicala
Word Origin for cicala
C19: from Italian, from Latin: cicada
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