chaucha

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chaucha

feminine noun

1coin of little value (moneda) (Andes, RP)

2green bean (judía verde) (Bolivian Spanish, RP)

3early potato (patata) (Andes)

chaucha [chah’-oo-chah]

adjective

1early; unripe (inmaduro), not fully grown; premature (nacimiento). (Andes)

2(Cono Sur) poor-quality; insipid, tasteless; characterless; in poor taste.

noun

3string bean; (And.) Food. (Andes) (f)

420-cent coin. (Andes) (f)

5(Cono Sur) Chauchas; peanuts. (f)

chaucha

adjetivo:invariable

(Latinoamérica)

1 (Agr) early

2 (Med) [+nacimiento] premature; [+mujer] who gives birth prematurely

3 (S. Cone) (malo) poor-quality; (soso) insipid; tasteless; characterless; (de mal gusto) in poor taste

sustantivo:femenino

1 (Latinoamérica) (patata) early potato

2 (S. Cone) (judía verde) string bean

3 (Perú) (comida) food

pelar la chaucha (And) (S. Cone) to brandish use one's knife;o

4 (Chile) (Perú) (familiar) (dinero) dough; (familiar)

le cayó la chaucha the penny dropped

5 chauchas (S. Cone) (familiar) peanuts; (familiar) trifles

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw