"camanchaca" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: camanchacas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish camanchaca, from Aymara kamanchaka (“darkness”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|camanchaca}} Spanish camanchaca, {{der|en|ay|kamanchaka|t=darkness}} Aymara kamanchaka (“darkness”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} camanchaca (plural camanchacas)
  1. A type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain. Wikipedia link: camanchaca Categories (topical): Fog
    Sense id: en-camanchaca-en-noun-6oyY3L8- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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