chungo
Spanish
Etymology
From Caló chungo (“ugly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃunɡo/ [ˈt͡ʃũŋ.ɡo]
- Rhymes: -unɡo
- Syllabification: chun‧go
Adjective
chungo (feminine chunga, masculine plural chungos, feminine plural chungas) (colloquial)
- (colloquial) crappy, dodgy, cheap (of bad quality, or in a bad condition)
- (colloquial) complicated, difficult
- Synonyms: difícil, complicado
- (colloquial) nasty, contemptible (unsuitable or inappropriate person)
Derived terms
- chunguez
Descendants
- → Catalan: xungo
Noun
chungo m (plural chungos)
- (colloquial) indisposition, seizure, fit
- Synonyms: telele, indisposición, patatús, jamacuco
Further reading
- “chungo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014