chaquira
Spanish, noun[t͡ʃaˈkiɾa]
chaquira is spelled C-H-A-Q-U-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 153,784th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chaquira is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bead, wampum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuenta de vidrio, madera, piedra, u otro material que se utiliza para fabricar adornos, collares, labores…”.
What does chaquira mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebead, wampum
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cuenta de vidrio, madera, piedra, u otro material que se utiliza para fabricar adornos, collares, labores, etc. Normalmente tiene forma de esfera y está perforada y facetada, para que refleje por la luz por varios puntos. 2. Adorno formado por un conjunto de dichas cuentas ensartadas en un hilo o cordón.
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 chaquira
- chaquiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chaquira?
- [t͡ʃaˈkiɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chaquira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chaquira in Spanish?
chaquira appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).