capanga
Spanish, noun/kaˈpanɡa/
capanga is spelled C-A-P-A-N-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written Spanish, the 249,533rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capanga is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “boss, foreman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Jefe, persona que manda o tiene poder”.
What does capanga mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoffensiveslangboss, foreman
- 2
masculineoffensiveslangbodyguard, goon
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jefe, persona que manda o tiene poder.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capanga
- capangas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capanga?
- /kaˈpanɡa/
- [kaˈpãŋ.ɡa]
- [kaˈpãŋga]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is capanga in Spanish?
capanga appears about once in every 50 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).