salchipapa

Spanish

A serving of salchipapas

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish salchicha

Latin pappa

Spanish papa

blend

Spanish salchipapa

Blend of salchicha + papa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salt͡ʃiˈpapa/ [salʲ.t͡ʃiˈpa.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: sal‧chi‧pa‧pa

Noun

salchipapa f (plural salchipapas)

1. in Peru, a street food consisting of fries and fried slices of hot dog sausage

Further reading

• “salchipapa”, 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