chuncho

el chuncho, la chuncha
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (animal)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. Austral pygmy owl
El chuncho vive en los bosques templados del sur de Chile y Argentina.The Austral pygmy owl lives in the temperate forests of southern Chile and Argentina.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(individual who brings bad luck)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. jinx
¿Quién dice que Pedro es chuncho? Siempre que estoy con él, todo me sale bien.Who says that Pedro is a jinx? Whenever I'm with him, everything goes smoothly.
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