chagüital

From chagüite +‎ -al, from chahuite, from Nahuatl chiahuitl, chiachuitl, quiyahuitl.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɡwiˈtal/ [t͡ʃa.ɣ̞wiˈt̪al]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: cha‧güi‧tal

chagüital m (plural chagüitales) (colloquial)

1. (Honduras, Costa Rica) a muddy place; morass, mire, mudhole
2. (Honduras) a swale
3. (Honduras) a puddle

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