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chifa

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃifa/

“chifa” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a Chinese restaurant
  2. Peruvian Chinese cuisine

In Spanish

  1. Repertorio de comidas peruanas que fue adoptado por los inmigrantes chinos de ese país.
  2. Restaurante o lugar en donde se prepara chifa.

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Cantonese 煮飯／煮饭 (zyu² faan⁶) or Taishanese 煮飯 /煮饭 (zi² fan⁵). The Comisión Lexicografía de la Academia Peruana (CLAP) proposed that it is from Cantonese 食飯喇 (sik⁶ faan⁶ laa³). Compare Spanish chaufa, from Cantonese 炒飯／炒饭 (caau² faan⁶). Sometimes said to be from Mandarin 吃飯／吃饭 (chīfàn), but this is improbable as the Chinese Peruvians are from southern China.

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