champa

See also: Champa

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃampa/ [ˈt͡ʃãm.pa]
Rhymes: -ampa
Syllabification: cham‧pa

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Noun

champa f (plural champas)

clod, tuft (small cluster of plants with adhering earth, piece of turf)
(derogatory, Chile) pubic hair, armpit hair

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pipil chamapan (“in the house”)

Noun

champa f (plural champas)

(colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) hovel
Synonym: casucha

Further reading

“champa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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