chinchorrería

Spanish

Etymology

From chinchorro +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃint͡ʃoreˈɾia/ [t͡ʃĩnʲ.t͡ʃo.reˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: chin‧cho‧rre‧rí‧a

Noun

chinchorrería f (plural chinchorrerías)

1. cheekiness, impudence
2. gossip
3. (archaic) tall tale

Further reading

• “chinchorrería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28