Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimango

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-man-go
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.

Etymology

From Spanish chimango, from an Aymara word (said to mean "beetle-eater").

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: chimango, -

Inflected Forms

chimangos (plural) chimangoes (plural)

Questions

What does chimango mean?: Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
Where does chimango come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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