chaucha

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaut͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -autʃa
  • Syllabification: chau‧cha

Noun

chaucha f (plural chauchas)

  1. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) green bean
  2. (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.
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