chamuyo
Spanish
Etymology 1
Deverbal from chamuyar.
Noun
chamuyo m (plural chamuyos)
- (Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Rioplatense, colloquial) grandiloquence
- (Bolivia, Rioplatense, colloquial) whisperings, hushed conversation
- (Chile, Argentina, colloquial) A action or matter of dubious morality of legality.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
chamuyo
- first-person singular present indicative of chamuyar
Further reading
- “chamuyo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “chamuyo”, 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