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choquiya

/t͡ʃoˈkiʝa/

noun, feminine/t͡ʃoˈkiʝa/plural: choquiyas

an unpleasant lingering odor associated with poorly-washed dishes

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.

Related: choquiyoso

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