shashaco

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Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Nahuatl [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈʃako/ [ʃaˈʃa.ko]
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Syllabification: sha‧sha‧co

Adjective[edit]

shashaco (feminine shashaca, masculine plural shashacos, feminine plural shashacas)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala) pockmarked because of smallpox, especially the face.
  2. (colloquial, El Salvador, of a surface) rough
  3. (colloquial, El Salvador) missing at least one tooth
    Synonym: cholco

Further reading[edit]

Tesis estudio del sustrato lingüístico indígena en el español salvadoreño

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