shashaco

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈʃako/ [ʃaˈʃa.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: sha‧sha‧co

Adjective

shashaco (feminine shashaca, masculine plural shashacos, feminine plural shashacas)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala) pockmarked because of smallpox, especially the face.
  2. (colloquial, El Salvador, of a surface) rough
  3. (colloquial, El Salvador) missing at least one tooth
    Synonym: cholco

Further reading

Tesis estudio del sustrato lingüístico indígena en el español salvadoreño

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