chacra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.kɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.kɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.kɾa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.kɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.kɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.kɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -akɾɐ
• Hyphenation: cha‧cra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, “wheel, circle, point”). Doublet of ciclo.

Alternative forms

• chakra

Noun

chacra m (plural chacras)

1. (Hinduism, Ayurveda) chakra (spiritual energy nexus)

Etymology 2

Noun

chacra f (plural chacras)

1. Alternative form of chácara

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃakɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.kɾa]

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• Rhymes: -akɾa
• Syllabification: cha‧cra
• Homophone: chakra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua chakra.

Noun

chacra f (plural chacras) (Latin America)

1. small farm
2. field to be used for cultivation

See also

• campo m
• estancia f
• finca f
• granja f
• hacienda f
• pago m

 

Etymology 2

Noun

chacra m (plural chacras)

1. Alternative spelling of chakra.

Further reading

• “chacra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chacra” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010