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190 months ago

maria l (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Spanish > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

chapines

Context:

los guatemaltecos aun hoy se conocen en América Central como “chapines”

 

 

The answer of Hugo Caceres  See profile was rated best

chapines

My comment:

"chapines" is a nickname that people of Guatemala are using talking about themselves.
It has not translation.

My references:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_chapin

http://www.travelexpertguide.org/forum/Latin-America/What-does-it-mean-when-Guatemalans-say-chapin-or-chapines-356976.htm