Etymology

camanchaca

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Today it means: A type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain. Full definition →

Spanish camanchaca ← Aymara kamanchaka
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  1. Aymara · derived fromkamanchaka“darkness”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcamanchaca
  3. English todaycamanchaca

Borrowed from Spanish camanchaca, from Aymara kamanchaka (“darkness”).

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