chaucha

Quechua

Adjective

chaucha

  1. unripe

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua chaucha (“unripe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaut͡ʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃau̯.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -autʃa
  • Syllabification: chau‧cha

Noun

chaucha f (plural chauchas)

  1. (Rioplatense, Paraguay) green bean
  2. (Rioplatense) seed pod
  3. (Argentina, slang) penis
  4. (Bolivia, Chile) silver coin
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 64:
      chaucha reyuna, nombre que el pueblo da a las pesetas españolas de la época colonial.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  5. (Chile) seed potato
  6. (colloquial, Uruguay) a gimmick (a useless gadget)

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