chamarreada

Spanish

Etymology

From chamarrear +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃamareˈada/ [ˌt͡ʃa.ma.reˈa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: cha‧ma‧rre‧a‧da

Noun

chamarreada f (plural chamarreadas) (colloquial)

1. (Honduras, El Salvador) a rebuke; a harsh criticism
2. (Guatemala) a defeat; a thrashing

Further reading

• “chamarreada”, 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