chagüite

Spanish

Etymology

From chahuite, from Nahuatl chiahuitl, chahuitl chiachuitl, quiyahuitl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈɡwite/ [t͡ʃaˈɣ̞wi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: cha‧güi‧te

Noun

chagüite m (plural chagüites)

1. (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica) a muddy place; morass, mire, mudhole

   Synonyms: chagüital, lodazal

2. (rustic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) a banana plantation

   Synonyms: chahuite, bananal

3. (colloquial, Honduras) a puddle

   Synonyms: chahuite, charco

4. (colloquial, El Salvador) rain
5. (colloquial, derogatory, Nicaragua) demagogic political speech
6. (rustic, Nicaragua) a mount's wound

Further reading

• “chagüite”, 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
• “chagüite” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010