chingolingo

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Likely a reduplication of chingo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinɡoˈlinɡo/ [t͡ʃĩŋ.ɡoˈlĩŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Syllabification: chin‧go‧lin‧go

Noun

chingolingo m (plural chingolingos)

1. (gambling, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) a carnival game of chance, commonly played by guesing the result of thrown dice, or by dropping a marble on a board with red and black holes, or with figures drawn on the holes; there are several variations with slight changes

   Synonym: (loosely defined) lotería

   • 1901, Mariano Zeceña, Plumadas, Guatemala: Siguere & Cia., page 136:

     ¡Que vayan los diputados al chingolingo y á la ruleta á que me les desplumen y que vean así prácticamente los efectos de sus leyes!

     Let the deputies come to the dice game of chance and roulette, for them to be robbed and so they will notice practically the effects of their laws!

Derived terms

• chingolinguear
• chingolinguero

 

Further reading

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