chingazal

Spanish

Etymology

From chingazo (“blow, punch”) +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃinɡaˈθal/ [t͡ʃĩŋ.ɡaˈθal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃinɡaˈsal/ [t͡ʃĩŋ.ɡaˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: chin‧ga‧zal

Noun

chingazal m (plural chingazales)

1. (colloquial, mildly vulgar, El Salvador, Honduras) shedload; bucketful

Further reading

• “chingazal” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.