chimichanga
/t͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃæŋɡə/noun
chimichanga is spelled C-H-I-M-I-C-H-A-N-G-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chimichanga means “A deep-fried burrito” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chimichanga is chimichangas.
How many letters and syllables are in chimichanga?
| Letters | 11: C-H-I-M-I-C-H-A-N-G-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chimichanga?
Chimichanga appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chimichanga?
- /t͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃæŋɡə/
- /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃaŋɡa/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chimichanga.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chimichanga
- chimichangas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chimichanga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA deep-fried burrito
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate chimichanga?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of chimichanga: chimi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chimichanga in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense deep-fried burrito:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | chimichanga |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chimichanga come from?
From Mexican Spanish chimichanga (“trinket, thingamajig”), but the original sense is disputed and obscure. See chimichanga.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).