chingue

See also: chingué

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mapudungun chinge (“skunk”).

Noun

chingue m (plural chingues)

(Chile) skunk (animal, Conepatus chinga or any of the family Mephitidae)
Synonyms: mofeta, zorrillo
(Chile) skunk (bad smelling person)

Derived terms

chinguear

Verb

chingue

inflection of chingar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“chingue”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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