achura

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua achúray.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃuɾa/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧chu‧ra

Noun

achura f (plural achuras)

  1. (South America, usually in the plural) offal
    • 2016 January, “Otros DT que cayeron en verano”, in El Pais (Uruguay):
      --Gustavo Matosas fue despedido en 2008 en la fecha 4, pero su destino ya estaba prácticamente sellado tras perder dos clásicos de verano que en su momento fueron catalogados por Damiani como "de las achuras".
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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