sicua

English translation: cord, rope (made from sicua bush)

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Spanish term or phrase:	sicua (en este contexto)
English translation:	*cord, rope (made from sicua* bush)**
Entered by:	Roger Parks

21:58 Aug 7, 2006

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Spanish term or phrase: sicua

Otra vez vengo pidiéndoles ayuda con un vocablo del cuento "Diles que no me maten" por Juan Rulfo. Se dice de Juvencio (el viejo protagonista del cuento) que "no podía correr con aquellas piernas flacas como *sicuas secas*. No encuentro a la palabra en ningún diccionario. Será una especie de mata?

Roger Parks KudoZ activity Questions: 29 (none open) Answers: 144 United States
Local time: 12:16

cordeles (rústicos)

Explanation:
DESCRIPCIÓN: Arbusto o árbol, de 4.5 a 9 m de alto, el tronco de 7.5 a 12 cm ... Textil: La corteza de las ramas delgadas para sicuas (cordeles rústicos). ...
www.semarnat.gob.mx/pfnm2/fichas/heliocarpus_occidentalis.h...

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-08-07 22:08:08 GMT)
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Sorry, I did not provide the translation.
"cord", "thin rope"

Selected response from:

Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
Local time: 10:16

Grading comment

Thanks, Mónica, for the translation and for the online reference.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

cordeles (rústicos)

Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada

4 +1

dry twigs

Adriana de Groote

dried-out shoots

Barbara Cochran, MFA

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

cordeles (rústicos)

Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
Local time: 10:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks, Mónica, for the translation and for the online reference.

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

dry twigs

Explanation:
Como "sicua" es una especie de rama o junco con los que se pueden hacer cuerdas, tal vez esta podría ser una opción, pues se refiere a que tiene las piernas como palitos secos.

Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 10:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 72

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Adriana, for your quick response, pero Monica la ganó por nueve minutos! ;>)

5 hrs confidence:

dried-out shoots

Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 12:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, femme.

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sicua

English translation: cord, rope (made from *sicua* bush)

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