chira

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -iɾa
• Syllabification: chi‧ra

Noun

chira f (plural chiras)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a skin ulcer

   Synonym: llaga

Further reading

• “chira”, 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
• “chira”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010