choquiya

Spanish

Alternative forms

• choquía, choquilla, xoquía, choquiaque, xoquiaque, zoquiaqui, zoquía, choquío, choquillo

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xoquializtli (“sulfurous odor”), from xotl (“foot”) and iyayaliztli (“stink”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈkiʝa/ [t͡ʃoˈki.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃoˈkiʝa/ [t͡ʃoˈki.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃoˈkiʃa/ [t͡ʃoˈki.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃoˈkiʒa/ [t͡ʃoˈki.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Syllabification: cho‧qui‧ya

Noun

choquiya f (plural choquiyas)

1. (Mexico, informal) an unpleasant lingering odor associated with poorly-washed dishes
   • 2022 November 23, Ricardo Espinosa, “¿Cómo dijo? El cuerpo tiene sus olores”, in El Sol de México‎^[1]:

     Un trapeador sucio, un trapo húmedo oloroso, pero sobre todo un plato o vajilla que no se lavó bien, todo ello produce un olor a "choquía".

     A dirty mop, a smelly damp cloth, but above all a plate or dish which wasn't washed well, all that produces a "choquía" smell.

Derived terms

• choquiyoso