chapulín

Spanish

Etymology

From Nahuatl chapolin (“grasshopper”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈlin/, [t͡ʃapuˈlĩn]

Noun

chapulín m (plural chapulines)

(Central America, Colombia, Mexico) grasshopper, locust, especially when toasted as food
(Central America) small child, tot

Synonyms

(grasshopper): saltamontes
(locust): langosta

Further reading

“chapulín” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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