ñengo

See also: nengō

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ñango (Mexico)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲenɡo/ [ˈɲẽŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -enɡo
• Syllabification: ñen‧go

Adjective

ñengo (feminine ñenga, masculine plural ñengos, feminine plural ñengas)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) sickly, stunted, weak

Noun

ñengo m (plural ñengos, feminine ñenga, feminine plural ñengas)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) sickly, stunted, or weak person

Further reading

• “ñengo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10