canchalagua

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noun

Centaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua

OriginSpanish canchalagua ← Mapudungun cachanlagua →
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Meanings

nouncanchalagua (usually uncountable, plural canchalaguas)

plural canchalaguas

  1. Any of several plants of the Americas similar to centaury, and formerly used like it for medicinal purposes, among them:
    1. uncountableusuallyCentaurium cachanlahuen, the original canchalagua
    2. uncountableusuallyCentaurium chironioides, a Mexican species
    3. uncountableusuallyZeltnera venusta, a California species in the gentian family
    4. uncountableusuallySchkuhria pinnata, a plant in the sunflower family native to South America and used medicinally

Origin

  1. Mapudunguncachanlagua
  2. Spanishcanchalagua
  3. Englishcanchalagua

From Spanish canchalagua, from Mapudungun cachanlagua.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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