Chileanism
"Chileanism" in a Sentence (3 examples)
Chinanga is, according to Román's Diccionario de chilenismos, not so much a Chileanism as an Americanism, since he credits it to Chile, Perú and Ecuador: it is equivalent to the Spanish taberna, but enlivened with song and dance.
The verb pechar is a Chileanism derived from pecho, or chest, and means to employ much effort to accomplish a particular goal.
Curco is a Chileanism, meaning literally to be bent over with an irritating burden.
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