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"Hamaca" is a form of "hamaca", a noun which is often translated as "hammock". "Chinchorro" is a noun which is often translated as "bar". Learn more about the difference between "chinchorro" and "hamaca" below.
el chinchorro(
cheen
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choh
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rroh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (establishment) (Caribbean)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
b. hole-in-the-wall (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Cuando visité San Juan, mis primos me llevaron a un chinchorro que sirve los mejores tostones que he probado en mi vida.When I visited San Juan, my cousins took me to a hole-in-the-wall that serves the best fried plantains I've ever had.
2. (colloquial) (stall) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. roadside stand
Paremos en ese chinchorro para tomarnos un tentempié.Let's stop at that roadside stand for a snack.
a. net
El pescador logró atrapar pocos peces con el chinchorro.The fisherman did not manage to catch many fish with the net.
4. (hanging bed) (Andes) (Central America) (Dominican Republic)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
a. hammock
Jaime durmió la siesta tumbado en un chinchorro junto a la playa.Jaime took a nap lying in a hammock next to the beach.
5. (nautical)
a. rowboat (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Nos gusta salir en el chinchorro por el lago cuando hay un día tranquilo.We like going out on the lake in our rowboat when it's a calm day.
b. rowing boat (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El mar está demasiado agitado para salir en el chinchorro.The sea is too rough to go out in the rowing boat.
la hamaca(
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mah
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. deckchair
Después de nadar, me recosté en una colorida hamaca junto a la piscina del hotel.After I'd had my swim, I relaxed in a colorful deckchair by the hotel pool.
a. rocking chair
El bebé no se duerme si no lo meces un buen rato en la hamaca.The baby won't go to sleep unless you rock him in the rocking chair for a good while.
a. swing
Cuando era pequeña, jugaba con mis amigos en las hamacas de ese parque.When I was little, I played on the swings in that park with my friends.
