chancaroso

Spanish

Etymology

From Quechua chamqa (“ground maize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃankaˈɾoso/ [t͡ʃãŋ.kaˈɾo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: chan‧ca‧ro‧so

Adjective

chancaroso (feminine chancarosa, masculine plural chancarosos, feminine plural chancarosas) (rustic, rare)

1. (Honduras, El Salvador, of a surface) rough, coarse, not smooth

   Synonyms: áspero, charenco

2. (El Salvador, of grain) unevenly ground; gritty; coarse; gritty

   Synonyms: charo, charenco

Further reading

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