chinchín
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/
chinchín is spelled C-H-I-N-C-H-Í-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written Spanish, the 249,533rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chinchín is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “drizzle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Azara microphylla) Arbusto de la familia de las salicáceas, nativa de los bosques templados del sur de Chile…”.
What does chinchín mean in English?
interjection
- 1
cheers, chin chin
noun
- 1
masculinedrizzle
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinea rattle (baby's toy)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Azara microphylla) Arbusto de la familia de las salicáceas, nativa de los bosques templados del sur de Chile y del suroeste de Argentina. Tiene hojas alternas y estípulas semejantes a hojas, sus flores son amarillas y su fruto una baya.
noun: 1. Se usa para imitar el sonido del golpe metálico, sobre todo de los platillos.
noun: 1. Música taquillera y pegadiza. 2. Llovizna recurrente. 3. Acción de insistir en exceso.
interjection: 1. Se pronuncia al momento de hacer un brindis.
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 chinchín
- chinchines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chinchín?
- /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/
- [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃĩn]
- /ˈt͡ʃint͡ʃin/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chinchín
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chinchín in Spanish?
chinchín 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).