Where does “chirimuya” come from?

chirimuya (Quechua) comes from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

chirimuya (Quechua): cherimoya

Definitions

  1. cherimoya

Ancestry of “chirimuya”, step by step

chirimuya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Quechua chiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
2Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus

via Quechua muya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuamuyagarden, vegetable garden, orchard

Words derived from “chirimuya”

Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chiri →