chauchas
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las chauchas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (colloquial) (general) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. peanuts (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Mirá esa campera! ¡Es genial y sale chauchas!Look at that jacket! It's really nice, and it costs peanuts!
la chaucha, chaucha
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. string bean
Si vas al supermercado, ¿puedes comprar medio kilo de chauchas para hacer una ensalada?If you go to the supermarket, can you please buy half a kilo of string beans to make a salad?
b. green bean
Voy a acompañar el bistec con unas chauchas.I'm going to have green beans with my steak.
c. French bean (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Yo voy a tomar de primer plato las chauchas con huevo duro y tomate.I'm going to have the French beans with hard-boiled eggs and tomatoes for the first course.
3. (small potato) (Chile) (Ecuador) (Peru)
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Peru
a. early potato
¡Qué papas tan pequeñas! - Sí, son chauchas.These potatoes are really small! - Yes, they're early potatoes.
4. (colloquial) (coin) (Bolivia) (Chile) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. 20 centavo coin
Mi hermano colecciona monedas y tiene dos chauchas, una de plata y otra de níquel.My brother collects coins, and he has two 20 centavo coins, a silver one and a nickel one.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (colloquial) (very boring) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. deadly dull (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La fiesta era chaucha. Nos quedamos solo media hora.The party was deadly dull. We only stayed for half an hour.
6. (colloquial) (of a low standard) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. poor quality
Se me rompió la bicicleta. - Bueno, ya te dije cuando la compraste que era chaucha.My bike broke. - Well, I told you when you bought it that it was poor quality.
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