chingón

Spanish

Etymology

From chingar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈɡon/ [t͡ʃĩŋˈɡõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: chin‧gón

Adjective

chingón (feminine chingona, masculine plural chingones, feminine plural chingonas)

1. (Mexico, colloquial, of a person) intelligent, skilled, capable

   Synonyms: inteligente, hábil, capaz

   Antonyms: (Mexico) menso, tonto, idiota, (Mexico) güey

2. (Mexico, colloquial) cool, very good

Noun

chingón m (plural chingones, feminine chingona, feminine plural chingonas)

1. (Mexico, colloquial) an intelligent, skilled, capable person
2. (Mexico, colloquial) someone or something cool, awesome, very good
3. (Mexico, colloquial, vulgar) a tough, uncompromising, or intimidating person

Derived terms

• chingonería

 

Related terms

• chingadera
• chingar

 

Further reading

• “chingón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014