champeta
Spanish, noun[t͡ʃãmˈpet̪a]
champeta is spelled C-H-A-M-P-E-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Champeta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “champeta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especie de cuchillo grande o machete pequeño empleado tradicionalmente en la cocina, para labores agrícolas y…”.
What does champeta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechampeta
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especie de cuchillo grande o machete pequeño empleado tradicionalmente en la cocina, para labores agrícolas y para el desplazamiento a través de zonas de vegetación espesa. 2. Género musical del Caribe colombiano que innova sobre ritmos tradicionales de la población afrodescendiente tales como la cumbia y el mapalé, integrando elementos de la música urbana y antillana tales como la soca y el calipso, en particular asociados luego con el reguetón y el rap.
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 champeta
- champetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce champeta?
- [t͡ʃãmˈpet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is champeta in Spanish?
champeta 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).