guampa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua wampa (“drinking horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwampa/ [ˈɡwãm.pa]

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• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: guam‧pa

Noun

guampa f (plural guampas)

1. (Southern Cone) drinking horn
   • 2016 December 2, “Tereré yorador para peregrinos “alegres””, in Crónica‎^[1]:

     “Hay gente que normalmente toma para festejar el día de la Virgen, y entonces vamos a estar ofreciendo el tereré yorador que incluye los remedios para yerar, la bombilla, la guampa, el agua y el hielo.

     There are people who take the Day of the Virgin off, so we have to offer a hydrating tereré containing the substances needed to get over the hangover, the bombilla, the guampa, water and ice.

Derived terms

• guampudo

Further reading

• “guampa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025