champa
See also: Champa
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
champa f (plural champas)
- clod, tuft (small cluster of plants with adhering earth, piece of turf)
- (derogatory, Chile) pubic hair, armpit hair
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Pipil chamapan (“in the house”)
Noun edit
champa f (plural champas)
- (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) hovel
- Synonym: casucha
Further reading edit
- “champa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014