changarro

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃanˈɡaro/ [t͡ʃãŋˈɡa.ro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: chan‧ga‧rro

Noun

changarro m (plural changarros)

1. cowbell
2. (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador) small shop or business

   Synonyms: tendejón, tienda

Further reading

• “changarro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
• “changarro” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010