machango

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Guanche.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃanɡo/ [maˈt͡ʃãŋ.ɡo]
  • Rhymes: -anɡo
  • Syllabification: ma‧chan‧go

Noun

machango m (plural machangos)

  1. (Canary Islands) monkey

Further reading
  • “machango” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.
  • "machango", Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española (TDHLE)
  • "machango", Diccionario básico de canarismos (DBC)
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