citta

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• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃìt.tá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪ̀t.tə́]

cìtta f (possessed form cìttar̃)

1. ginger root (generic term)
2. (dated) Aframomum melegueta
3. (dated) chili, Capsicum annuum

   Synonym: filfil

• → Arabic: شَطَّة (šaṭṭa), شَطِيطَة (šaṭīṭa)
• → Kanuri: njittá

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃít.tà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪ́t.tə̀]

città

1. four days from today

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit.ta/
• Rhymes: -itta
• Hyphenation: cìt‧ta

citta f (plural citte, masculine citto)

1. female equivalent of citto
   1. (archaic or Tuscan) a (young) girl

      Synonyms: bambina, bimba, fanciulla

   2. (Tuscany, colloquial) a girlfriend

      Synonyms: fidanzata, ragazza, (Northern Italy) morosa, (Southern Italy) zita

Inherited from Sanskrit चित्त (citta).

citta n

1. (figurative) mind, heart, feeling

• → Burmese: စိတ် (cit) (learned)
• → Mon: စိုတ် / စိတ္တ (learned)
• → Khmer: ចិត្ត (cət) (learned)
• → Lao: ຈິດ (chit) (learned)
• → Thai: จิต (jìt) (learned)

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “citta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead