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A Favorite Word in Peruvian Spanish: “Chompa”

April 25th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Language

(la) Chompa (CHOM-pah): If you analyze it, the English word “sweater” is an ugly term for something that’s usually quite nice. The word sounds sweaty, a bad association to have with something warm and fuzzy that you wear next to your skin and typically don’t wash that often. Worse, the word also can refer [...]

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