chamullo

See also: chamulló

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmuʝo/ [t͡ʃaˈmu.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmuʎo/ [t͡ʃaˈmu.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmuʃo/ [t͡ʃaˈmu.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmuʒo/ [t͡ʃaˈmu.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cha‧mu‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chamullar.

Noun

chamullo m (plural chamullos) (Chile)

  1. a story of little truth
  2. the art of telling lies

Etymology 2

Verb

chamullo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chamullar

Further reading