jelengue

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeˈlenɡe/ [xeˈlẽŋ.ɡe]
• Rhymes: -enɡe
• Syllabification: je‧len‧gue

Noun

jelengue m (plural jelengues) (colloquial)

1. (El Salvador, Mexico, Cuba) ruckus; commotion
2. (El Salvador, Mexico, Purto Rico) noisy party
3. (El Salvador, Mexico) bustle
4. (Cuba) quarrel

Further reading

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