hacer chancha
Short answer
In Lima, "hacer chancha" means to pool money together. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "hacer una colecta". In use: Hicimos chancha para el regalo.
| Part of speech | locución verbal |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | hacer una colecta |
| In use | Hicimos chancha para el regalo. We chipped in for the present. |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
Literally to make a pig — a piggy bank. Exactly the Brazilian vaquinha and the English whip-round, and it comes up constantly among friends.