chapulín

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chapulín

[t͡ʃapuˈlĩn]

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Del náhuatl chapolin.

noun chapulines

Mexico Nombre genérico de varios insectos del orden de los Ortópteros, con patas posteriores adaptadas para el salto.
Similar: saltamontes, langosta
Costa Rica Tractor pequeño.

In English

locust type of grasshopper
grasshopper an insect of the suborder Caelifera

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"chapulín." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/chapul%C3%ADn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chapulín. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/chapul%C3%ADn

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"chapulín." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/chapul%C3%ADn.

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@misc{chapuli_n_2026,
  title = {chapulín},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/chapul%C3%ADn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}