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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mapudungun .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈliwe/
- Rhymes: -iwe
- Syllabification: co‧li‧hue
Noun
colihue m (plural colihues)
- (Argentina, Chile) a type of South American mountain bamboo (Chusquea coleou)
- (slang, Chile) gay (homosexual man)
- Synonym: cola
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