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cholgua

[ˈt͡ʃolɣ̞wa]

Rhymes with ol.gwa

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Del mapuche chollhua.

noun cholguas

Chile, Moluscos (Aulacomya atra) Molusco bivalvo de las costas de Perú y Chile, de concha negro-violácea y carne blanco-amarillenta. Es un tipo de mejillón y se consume crudo, cocido, ahumado o en conserva.

In English

mussel any small edible bivalve shellfish — see also clam, oyster, mollusc
Magellan mussel crustacean

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@misc{cholgua_2026,
  title = {cholgua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cholgua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}