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chango

Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃanɡo/

chango is spelled C-H-A-N-G-O (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,977th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chango is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “monkey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Niño, joven”.

What does chango mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Mexicomasculinemonkey

  2. 2

    masculineshopping trolley, shopping cart

  3. 3

    masculinestroller

  4. 4

    masculinekid, child (specifically NW Argentina)

  5. 5

    masculineCynopotamus magdalenae, a freshwater fish of Colombia.

  6. 6

    masculineGreater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Niño, joven. 2. Carro manual provisto por los supermercados para que los clientes transporten la mercadería dentro del establecimiento. 3. Mono, simio. 4. Muchacho.

adjective: 1. De buen gusto, escogido o distinguido en el vestir actuar. 2. Afecto a las bromas, en especial pesadas. 3. De actitud pueril, afectada o fantasiosa.

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 chango

  • changos plural
  • changa feminine
  • changas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce chango?

  • /ˈt͡ʃanɡo/
  • [ˈt͡ʃãŋ.ɡo]
  • [ˈt͡ʃãŋgo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to chango

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is chango in Spanish?

chango appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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