chamoy
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃaˈmoi/
chamoy is spelled C-H-A-M-O-Y (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 130,910th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chamoy is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Salsa mexicana preparada con fruta deshidratada, chile, sal, azúcar, vinagre y agua, de sabor entre dulce…”.
What does chamoy mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Salsa mexicana preparada con fruta deshidratada, chile, sal, azúcar, vinagre y agua, de sabor entre dulce, picante y ácido.
adjective: 1. Que tiene mala suerte
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chamoy
- chamoyes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chamoy?
- /t͡ʃaˈmoi/
- [t͡ʃaˈmoi̯]
- [t͡ʃaˈmoj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chamoy in Spanish?
chamoy appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).