penquista
Spanish, noun/penˈkista/
penquista is spelled P-E-N-Q-U-I-S-T-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Penquista is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of the city of Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does penquista mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof, from or relating to the city of Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of the city of Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la comuna de Concepción, en Chile 2. Originario, relativo a, o propio de una de las comunas de la conurbación del Gran Concepción, en Chile 3. Originario, relativo a, o propio de la ciudad, las villas y fuertes que integraban la Intendencia de Concepción, en el Virreinato del Perú que iba desde Walmapu en la frontera por el sur, hasta el río Maule como límite con Chile
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 penquista
- penquistas feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce penquista?
- /penˈkista/
- [pẽŋˈkis.t̪a]
- [pẽŋˈkist̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is penquista in Spanish?
penquista 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).