churrete

Spanish

Etymology 1

From churre (“grease”) +‎ -ete.

Noun

churrete m (plural churretes)

1. (Spain) spot, stain (especially on the face or hands)
2. (Nicaragua, Ecuador, Chile) diarrhea

Derived terms

• churretera
• churretón
• churretoso

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

churrete m (plural churretes)

1. dark-bellied cinclodes (Cinclodes patagonicus)

   Synonym: remolinera araucana

Further reading

• “churrete”, 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
• “churrete”, 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