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charrúa

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See also: charrua and Charrua

Galician

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charrúa

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈrua/ [t͡ʃaˈru.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ua
  • Hyphenation: cha‧rrú‧a

Etymology 1

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From Middle French charrue, from Latin carrūca.

Noun

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charrúa f (plural charrúas)

  1. (agriculture) carruca
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From an older *charrũa (foolish, silly), from charro (silly) + -úa, feminine of -ún.

Felos from Maceda, whose attire is similar to that historically worn by the charrúas

Noun

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charrúa f (plural charrúas)

  1. a traditional character of the entroido (carnival) in Allariz
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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charrúa

  1. inflection of charruar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “does it come from how a now extinct indigenous people that used to live there was known”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈrua/ [t͡ʃaˈru.a]
  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ua
  • Syllabification: cha‧rrú‧a

Adjective

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charrúa m or f (masculine and feminine plural charrúas)

  1. (Latin America) Uruguayan
    Synonym: uruguayo
    • 2016 March, “Luis Suárez salva a Uruguay que rescata valioso empate como visitante ante Brasil”, in Emol[1]:
      Y el delantero charrúa no defraudó.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

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charrúa m or f by sense (plural charrúas)

  1. (Latin America) Uruguayan
    Synonym: uruguayo

Further reading

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