"chuño" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃuɲo/, [ˈt͡ʃu.ɲo] Forms: chuños [plural]
Rhymes: -uɲo Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua ch'uñu. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|qu:ch'uñu|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Quechua", "term" : "ch'uñu", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "qu" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "chuño", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="chuño"> Borrowed from Quechua ch'uñu. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} chuño m (plural chuños)
  1. (South America) freeze-dried potato; potato starch Tags: South-America, masculine

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃuɲo/"
    },
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    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃuɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃu.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chuño"
}

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