chungo
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Caló chungo (“ugly”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editchungo (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
editDescendants
edit- → Catalan: xungo
Noun
editchungo m (plural chungos)
- (colloquial) indisposition, seizure, fit
- Synonyms: telele, indisposición, patatús, jamacuco
Further reading
edit- “chungo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014