cháchara

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian chiacchiera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃaɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡ʃa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -atʃaɾa
• Syllabification: chá‧cha‧ra

Noun

cháchara f (plural chácharas)

1. chatter, babble
2. small talk, chit-chat, chit-chatting

Derived terms

• chacharear
• estar de cháchara (“to schmooze”)

 

Further reading

• “cháchara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10