camanchaca

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noun

A type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain.

OriginSpanish camanchaca ← Aymara kamanchaka →
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Meanings

nouncamanchaca (plural camanchacas)

plural camanchacas

  1. A type of mist found on the west coast of South America by the Atacama Desert, which does not drop rain.

Origin

  1. Aymarakamanchaka“darkness”
  2. Spanishcamanchaca
  3. Englishcamanchaca

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

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APA

camanchaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camanchaca

MLA

“camanchaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camanchaca. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camanchaca,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camanchaca.

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