jícaro

[ˈxikaɾo]

/[ˈxikaɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“jícaro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Crescentia cujete) Árbol de la familia de las bignoniáceas, originario de la zona intertropical de América.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jicaro · jícaro · Spanish

jícaro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for jícaro
PropertyValue
Headwordjícaro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxikaɾo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jícaro” en español

jícaroqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jícaro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxikaɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for jícaro in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is jícaro, spelled J-Í-C-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Crescentia cujete) Árbol de la familia de las bignoniáceas, originario de la zona intertropical de América.
  2. 2
    (Lagenaria siceraria) Planta trepadora de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, cuyo fruto tierno es comestible; se cultiva principalmente para ser utilizado como recipiente una vez seco.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jícaro"?
"jícaro" is spelled J-Í-C-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxikaɾo].
What does "jícaro" mean?
As a noun, "jícaro" means: (Crescentia cujete) Árbol de la familia de las bignoniáceas, originario de la zona intertropical de América.
How do you pronounce "jícaro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jícaro" is [ˈxikaɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jícaro" come from?
"jícaro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list