# camanchaca

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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