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"Chicharra" is a noun which is often translated as "cicada", and "cigarra" is a noun which is also often translated as "cicada". Learn more about the difference between "chicharra" and "cigarra" below.
la chicharra(
chee
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chah
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rrah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
la cigarra(
see
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gah
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rrah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (animal)
a. cicada
Hacía mucho calor en el campo y solo se escuchaba el sonido de las cigarras cantando.It was very hot in the field and all you could hear was the sound of the cicadas singing.
Ese sonido incesante que hacen las cigarras me saca de quicio.That incessant sound that the cicadas make drives me crazy.
