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rica

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See also: riĉa, riça, and -riĉa

Asturian

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Adjective

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rica

  1. feminine singular of ricu

Catalan

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Adjective

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rica f sg

  1. feminine singular of ric

Crimean Tatar

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Other scripts
Cyrillic риджа
Roman

Etymology

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From Arabic رَجَاء (rajāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ri‧ca

Noun

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rica

  1. request

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Galician

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Adjective

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rica

  1. feminine singular of rico

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Manado Malay rica (chili pepper) and North Moluccan Malay rica, from Ternate rica, itself from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). Doublet of merica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈrit͡ʃa]
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ca

Noun

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rica (plural rica-rica, first-person possessive ricaku, second-person possessive ricamu, third-person possessive ricanya)

  1. chili pepper
    Synonyms: cabai, cili, lada, lombok

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *wreikā, from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to twist, weave, bind). Cognate with English wry, German reihen (to crimp) and Ancient Greek ῥοικός (rhoikós, bent, curved).

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Noun

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rīca f (genitive rīcae); first declension

  1. veil

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative rīca rīcae
genitive rīcae rīcārum
dative rīcae rīcīs
accusative rīcam rīcās
ablative rīcā rīcīs
vocative rīca rīcae

References

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  • rica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • rica”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Manado Malay

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Etymology

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From North Moluccan Malay rica (chili pepper), from Ternate rica, from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica).

Noun

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rica

  1. chili pepper

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: rica

Neapolitan

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Noun

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rica f (plural rriche)

  1. line

Old English

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rīċa

  1. genitive plural of rīċe

Adjective

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rīċa

  1. inflection of rīċe:
    1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
    2. weak nominative masculine singular

Portuguese

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rica

  1. feminine singular of rico

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrika/ [ˈri.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: ri‧ca

Noun

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rica f (plural ricas)

  1. (Rioja) fenugreek

Adjective

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rica

  1. feminine singular of rico

Further reading

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Ternate

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Etymology

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Likely from an older, unattested form *marica, from Malay merica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). The initial ma was likely reinterpreted as the possessive.

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Noun

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rica

  1. the chili pepper

Descendants

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  • North Moluccan Malay: rica

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish رجا (rica), from Arabic رَجَاء (rajāʔ).

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  • IPA(key): /ɾiˈd͡ʒaː/
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ca

Noun

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rica (definite accusative ricayı, plural ricalar)

  1. request
    Synonym: dileme

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative rica
Definite accusative ricayı
Singular Plural
Nominative rica ricalar
Definite accusative ricayı ricaları
Dative ricaya ricalara
Locative ricada ricalarda
Ablative ricadan ricalardan
Genitive ricanın ricaların

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Venetan

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Adjective

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rica f sg

  1. feminine singular of rico