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Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /t͡ʃanˈt͡ʃuʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /t͡ʃanˈt͡ʃuʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃanˈt͡ʃuʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃanˈt͡ʃuʒo/
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -uʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -uʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -uʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -uʒo
- Syllabification: chan‧chu‧llo
Noun
chanchullo m (plural chanchullos)
- (colloquial) sleaze, scum
- (colloquial) sham, fishy business, funny stuff
- Synonym: componenda
- backgammon
- Synonyms: backgammon, chaquete, tablas reales
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