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xique-xique

UK/ˈʃiːkʃiːk/

xique-xique noun: a species of tree cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, of northern Brazil.

Noun

xique-xique (uncountable)

  1. A species of tree cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, of northern Brazil.
    • At the base of the hill began a thin grove of Xique-Xique […]. This is a tall shrub, with patches of sharp and venomous thorns radiating from common centres.1869, Richard F. Burton, chapter 14, in Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil, volume II
    • In the corner where he slept, the Little Blessed One gradually built an altar, with printed images they gave him at the mission and a cross of xiquexique wood that he himself carved and painted.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 12

Origin of xique-xique

From Portuguese xique-xique.

Questions about xique-xique

What does xique-xique mean?
Xique-xique means a species of tree cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, of northern Brazil.
What part of speech is xique-xique?
Xique-xique is a noun.
How do you pronounce xique-xique?
Xique-xique is pronounced /ˈʃiːkʃiːk/ (UK).

Words near xique-xique in the dictionary

  1. xiphydriids
  2. Xiping
  3. xipranolol
  4. xiqin
  5. Xiqing
  6. xique-xique
  7. xir
  8. Xirdalan
  9. Xiri
  10. xirs
  11. xirself

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