chapulín
See also: chapulin
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl chapolin (“grasshopper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/ [t͡ʃa.puˈlĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: cha‧pu‧lín
Noun
chapulín m (plural chapulines)
- (Central America, Colombia, Mexico) grasshopper, locust, especially when toasted as food
- Synonyms: saltamontes, langosta
- (Central America) small child, tot
Further reading
- “chapulín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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