Chachapoyas

English

Noun

Chachapoyas

  1. plural of Chachapoya

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “According to Wikipedia, possibly from Quechua sachapuyos”)

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃat͡ʃaˈpoʝas/ [t͡ʃa.t͡ʃaˈpo.ʝas] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃat͡ʃaˈpoʃas/ [t͡ʃa.t͡ʃaˈpo.ʃas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃat͡ʃaˈpoʒas/ [t͡ʃa.t͡ʃaˈpo.ʒas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oʝas
  • Syllabification: Cha‧cha‧po‧yas

Proper noun

Chachapoyas ?

  1. a province of Amazonas, Peru
  2. a city, the provincial capital of Chachapoyas, Peru