chungo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Caló chungo (“ugly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃunɡo/ [ˈt͡ʃũŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -unɡo
• Syllabification: chun‧go

Adjective

chungo (feminine chunga, masculine plural chungos, feminine plural chungas) (colloquial)

1. (colloquial) crappy, dodgy, cheap (of bad quality, or in a bad condition)
2. (colloquial) complicated, difficult

   Synonyms: difícil, complicado

3. (colloquial) nasty, contemptible (unsuitable or inappropriate person)

Derived terms

• chunguez

Descendants

• → Catalan: xungo

Noun

chungo m (plural chungos)

1. (colloquial) indisposition, seizure, fit

   Synonyms: telele, indisposición, patatús, jamacuco

Further reading

• “chungo”, 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