chuña

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuɲa/ [ˈt͡ʃu.ɲa]
Rhymes: -uɲa
Syllabification: chu‧ña

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

chuña f (plural chuñas)

seriema

Etymology 2 edit

Variant of uña (“fingernail, toenail”), with an expressive vulgar ch-.

Adjective edit

chuña m or f (masculine and feminine plural chuñas)

(El Salvador, Honduras) barefoot
(Honduras) uneducated

Further reading edit

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

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