chanfaina
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃanˈfaina/
chanfaina is spelled C-H-A-N-F-A-I-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish, the 206,423rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chanfaina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a meat stew made with lamb and various other ingredients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Guisado hecho de bofes o livianos picados”.
What does chanfaina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea meat stew made with lamb and various other ingredients
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Guisado hecho de bofes o livianos picados. 2. Guiso de carne, morcilla o asadura de cerdo, en una salsa espesa hecha con aceite, vinagre, miga de pan, almendras, ajo, pimentón, orégano y tomillo. 3. Guiso que se hace con carne de oveja o cordero. 4. Enchufe (cargo o puesto obtenido injustamente o por influencias).
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 chanfaina
- chanfainas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chanfaina?
- /t͡ʃanˈfaina/
- [t͡ʃãɱˈfai̯.na]
- [t͡ʃãɱˈfajna]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chanfaina in Spanish?
chanfaina appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).