chuño

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua ch'uñu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuɲo/ [ˈt͡ʃu.ɲo]
(Peruvian)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -uɲo
Syllabification: chu‧ño

Noun

chuño m (plural chuños)

(South America) freeze-dried potato; potato starch

Further reading

“chuño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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