chuña

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuɲa/ [ˈt͡ʃu.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -uɲa
• Syllabification: chu‧ña

Etymology 1

Noun

chuña f (plural chuñas)

1. seriema

Etymology 2

Variant of uña (“fingernail, toenail”), with an expressive vulgar ch-.

Adjective

chuña m or f (masculine and feminine plural chuñas)

1. (El Salvador, Honduras) barefoot
2. (Honduras) uneducated

Further reading

• “chuña”, 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