chichinguaste

Spanish

Etymology

From Nahuatl chichic huautli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit͡ʃinˈɡwaste/ [t͡ʃi.t͡ʃĩŋˈɡwas.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -aste
• Syllabification: chi‧chin‧guas‧te

Noun

chichinguaste m (plural chichinguastes)

1. (Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras) Mesosphaerum suaveolens

   Synonym: (Venezuela) mastranto

Further reading

• “chichinguaste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “chichinguaste” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010