camanchaca

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camanchaca, from Aymara kamanchaka (“darkness”).

Noun

camanchaca (plural camanchacas)

  1. A type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara kamanchaka (“darkness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kamanˈt͡ʃaka/ [ka.mãnʲˈt͡ʃa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ca‧man‧cha‧ca

Noun

camanchaca f (plural camanchacas)

  1. camanchaca

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