caigua
Spanish, noun/ˈkaiɡwa/
caigua is spelled C-A-I-G-U-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written Spanish, the 229,525th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caigua is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Cyclanthera pedata, a South American vine cultivated for its fruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Cyclanthera pedata) Planta anual, trepadora, de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, de hasta 5 m le largo…”.
What does caigua mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineCyclanthera pedata, a South American vine cultivated for its fruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Cyclanthera pedata) Planta anual, trepadora, de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, de hasta 5 m le largo, hojas digitadas con 5 ó 6 foliolos elípticos de bordes dentados, flores estaminadas, y frutos en pepónide, de hasta 20 cm de largo, piel verde brillante y mesocarpo blanco y esponjoso, comestible. 2. Fruto de la caigua₁, apreciado en la gastronomía sudamericana.
adjective: 1. Dícese del indio de la América Meridional que habitaba en los montes del Uruguay, Paraná y Paraguay.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caigua
- caiguas plural
- caihua alternative
- caiguás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caigua?
- /ˈkaiɡwa/
- [ˈkai̯.ɣ̞wa]
- [ˈkajɣ̞wa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caigua in Spanish?
caigua appears about once in every 42 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).