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What does "achachay" mean?

Brrr — an exclamation meaning "I'm cold."

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🇪🇨 Ecuador
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ah-chah-CHYE
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How it's actually used

A pure reflex word, said the moment cold hits you. Common throughout the Ecuadorian highlands, where the temperature drops hard after sunset.

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Where it comes from

From Quechua. Its opposite, "arrarray," means "that's hot."

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