Round 3657 - CHURINGA Defs Up

[Tony Abell]

Find below 11 definitions of churinga, one of which comes from a dictionary.  The

remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.

Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.

You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you

are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline

shall be:

Wednesday, 11:00pm EDT (New York) 17-Jun-2026

Wednesday, 08:00pm PDT (San Francisco) 17-Jun-2026

Thursday, 04:00am BST (London) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday, 05:00am CEST (Brussels) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday, 01:00pm AEST (Melbourne) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday, 02:00pm NZST (Wellington) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday 2026-06-18 0300Z

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  1. An object of wood or stone that is considered sacred by various aboriginal

     tribes of Central Australia and that is often elliptical in shape, bears

     incised designs, is believed to represent either the spiritual double of a

     living native or the embodiment of the spirit of a totemic ancestor, and is

     generally regarded as secret sometimes: the quality of sacredness.

 

  2. A colloquial name for a Mexico City cycle taxi.

 

  3. A type of stilt house indigenous to the Philippines.

 

  4. Out of control, crazy. (Sp. sl.)

 

  5. Originally _South African_. Usually in _plural_. The long pale feathers

     from the wing tips of a female ostrich, used as decorative plumes, esp.

     (formerly) on ladies' hats.

 

  6. Descriptive of the song or sound of a nightjar.

 

  7. A seafood dish from Valencia, similar to paella but with pasta instead of

     rice.

 

  8. A dwarf buffalo native to the Philippines.

 

  9. A New World rodent _Euryoryzomys legatus_ of coastal deserts of Peru and

     Chile.

 

 10. A rare mosquito-born tropical parasitic disease primarily affecting the

     kidneys and liver.

 

 11. A worn circular patch of ground formed by animals repeatedly turning or

     lying in the same place.

 

[Judy Madnick]

Was there ever a progress report...or did I miss it?

Judy

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[Judy Madnick]

1 and 3 today.

Judy Madnick 

On Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 10:00 AM Tony Abell <he...@isanybodyhome.com> wrote:

[Tim Bourne]

2 and 3, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go for the wordy #1 and the succinct #8.

--Mike

[Chowie]

I'll take rats and bugs:  9 and 10, for lack of better options.

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll go for the taxi and the liver disease: 2 and 10.

           2. A colloquial name for a Mexico City cycle taxi. 

         10. A rare mosquito-born tropical parasitic disease primarily affecting the kidneys and liver.

-- Tim L

[John Barrs]

1 and 11 please

 JohnnyB

[Tony Abell]

On 2026-06-16 at 10:01 Judy Madnick wrote:

> Was there ever a progress report...or did I miss it?

There was none. By the time I remembered that I had a Dixonary round to deal, it was already time to post the definitions.

[Daniel B. Widdis]

1 because my eyes were drawn to "aboriginal bears double" at the line breaks before even reading the def.

And 5 because of feathers (instead of / Peru).

[Shani Naylor]

I'll try 3 & 8.

[Judy Madnick]

And I was so busy that I needed a reminder,  so I failed to submit a definition! I guess I need a better plan than to rely on a progress report. I usually wait to be sure the word isn't withdrawn, which may not be the best idea. Oh, well. It's only a game. 🙃

Judy

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[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 3 and 8.

Eric

[Efrem Mallach]

If 1 is wrong, as it probably is, whoever went to the trouble of writing it deserves a point. And, since I get two votes, the at-least-slightly-plausible 3.

Efrem

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On Jun 16, 2026, at 9:59 AM, Tony Abell <he...@isanybodyhome.com> wrote:

Find below 11 definitions of churinga, one of which comes from a dictionary.  The remainder come from the fertile imaginations of the players.

Vote for two by way of a public response to this message before the deadline.

You may vote even if you did not submit a definition, but you may NOT vote if you are disqualified (see the rules at http://www.dixonary.net). The voting deadline shall be:

Wednesday, 11:00pm EDT (New York) 17-Jun-2026

Wednesday, 08:00pm PDT (San Francisco) 17-Jun-2026

Thursday, 04:00am BST (London) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday, 05:00am CEST (Brussels) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday, 01:00pm AEST (Melbourne) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday, 02:00pm NZST (Wellington) 18-Jun-2026

Thursday 2026-06-18 0300Z

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1. An object of wood or stone that is considered sacred by various aboriginal tribes of Central Australia and that is often elliptical in shape, bears incised designs, is believed to represent either the spiritual double of a

living native or the embodiment of the spirit of a totemic ancestor, and is generally regarded as secret sometimes: the quality of sacredness.

  

3. A type of stilt house indigenous to the Philippines.