chango
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of machango, from Guanche.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chango m (plural changos)
- (Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico) monkey
- Synonym: mono
- (Argentina) shopping trolley, shopping cart
- Synonym: carrito
- (Bolivia, Argentina) kid, child (specifically NW Argentina)
Usage notes edit
- chango is a false friend of English change; related to this term are canje, canjear, cambio and cambiar
Related terms edit
- (diminutive) changuito m
Descendants edit
See also edit
References edit
- Gillespie-Duelos, Eduardo. (1975) A Glossary of San Antonio Jargon. American Speech, vol. 50, no. 1/2, 140–142.
Further reading edit
- “chango”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
chango