chifa
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃifa/
chifa is spelled C-H-I-F-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chifa is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a Chinese restaurant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Repertorio de comidas peruanas que fue adoptado por los inmigrantes chinos de ese país”.
What does chifa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea Chinese restaurant
- 2
masculinePeruvian Chinese cuisine
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Repertorio de comidas peruanas que fue adoptado por los inmigrantes chinos de ese país. 2. Restaurante o lugar en donde se prepara chifa.
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 chifa
- chifas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chifa?
- /ˈt͡ʃifa/
- [ˈt͡ʃi.fa]
- [ˈt͡ʃifa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chifa in Spanish?
chifa appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).