chirisuya

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Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Quechua or from churumía.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiɾiˈsuʝa/ (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiɾiˈsuʃa/ (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiɾiˈsuʒa/ (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -uʝa
Syllabification: chi‧ri‧su‧ya

Noun

chirisuya f (plural chirisuyas)

(Peru, music) a Peruvian woodwind instrument similar to a chirimia, with a slightly conical bore, and usually with six valves

Further reading

“chirisuya”, in Diccionario de americanismos (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language , 2010
“chirisuya”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española (in Spanish), 9th edition, Royal Spanish Academy , 30 September 2020, →ISSN

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