chapandongo

Spanish

Etymology

From chafandonga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapanˈdonɡo/ [t͡ʃa.pãn̪ˈd̪õŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -onɡo
• Syllabification: cha‧pan‧don‧go

Noun

chapandongo m (plural chapandongos)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Nicaragua) disorder; chaos; mess

Further reading

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