chamba

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chamba

feminine noun

1job (informal) (trabajo) (CAm, Mexican Spanish, PerÚ)

2ditch (zanja) (Colombian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

chamba [cham’-bah]

noun

1Turf, sod. (Andes) (f)

2Pond, pool (charca); (And.) Ditch (zanja). (Andes) (f)

3Work; business; occupation. (Ante Meridian & Central America & Mexico) (m)

4Wages, pay (sueldos); low pay; soft job. (Mexico) (m)

5Dough, bread. (Caribbean & Mexico) (m)

noun

1Fluke, lucky break. (f)

chamba

sustantivo:femenino

1 (And) (tierra) turf; sod; (charca) pond; pool; (zanja) ditch

2 (México) (familiar) (trabajo) work; business; (sueldo) wages; (p) pay; (sueldo bajo) low pay; (chollo) soft job; (familiar)

3 (Caribe) (México) (familiar) dough; (muy_familiar) bread; (EEUU) (muy_familiar)

chamba (familiar)

sustantivo:femenino

luck

por chamba by a fluke; ¡vaya chamba que has tenido! you lucky thing!

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw