chirajiento

Spanish

Etymology

From chirajo (“rags”) +‎ -iento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiɾaˈxjento/ [t͡ʃi.ɾaˈxjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: chi‧ra‧jien‧to

Adjective

chirajiento (feminine chirajienta, masculine plural chirajientos, feminine plural chirajientas)

1. (rare, colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, of a person) tattered; ragged

   Synonym: andrajoso

Further reading

• “chirajiento”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010