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comejibias

/ˌkomeˈxibjas/

noun, masculine/feminine/ˌkomeˈxibjas/plural: comejibias

native or inhabitant of Castro, Chile

Verb-object compound, composed of come (“to eat”) + jibias (“cuttlefish”), literally “cuttlefish eater”. Historically, the residents of Castro would catch the cuttlefish for food, while in other parts the cuttlefish was used as fertiliser for potato fields.