chaucha

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaut͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃau̯.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -autʃa
• Syllabification: chau‧cha

Noun

chaucha f (plural chauchas)

1. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) green bean
2. (Bolivia, Chile) silver coin.
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 64:

     chaucha reyuna, nombre que el pueblo da a las pesetas españolas de la época colonial.

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Further reading

• “chaucha”, 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