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Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaut͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -autʃa
- Syllabification: chau‧cha
Noun
chaucha f (plural chauchas)
- (Rioplatense, Paraguay) green bean
- (Rioplatense) plant pod
- (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)
- (Chile) seed potato
- (colloquial, Uruguay) a gimmick (a useless gadget)
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