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chamba

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃamba/

“chamba” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. fluke
  2. ditch, trench
  3. deep scar (by comparison with a ditch)
  4. work, employment; task

In Spanish

  1. Sucesión de casualidades que dan lugar a una situación propicia.
  2. Trabajo, empleo.
  3. División, zanja o hendidura en la tierra. Por extensión también se utiliza para señalar cicatrices profundas.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Galician-Portuguese, perhaps related to chiripa.

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