English

Noun

chaga ‎(uncountable)

1. A fungus, Inonotus obliquus, found in over-the-counter medical and nutritional treatments and as an ingredient in herbal tea.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese chaga ‎(“sore”), from Latin plaga ‎(“injury”), from plango ‎(“strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *plak-.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ɣɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ɡɐ/

Noun

chaga f (plural chagas)

1. sore (injured, infected, inflamed, or diseased patch of skin)

Synonyms

• ferida, úlcera

Related terms

• praga
• chagado, chagar, chaguento