chincol
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃinˈkol/
chincol is spelled C-H-I-N-C-O-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 93 million words in written Spanish, the 331,538th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chincol is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Zonotrichia capensis) Ave de color café, del tamaño de un gorrión, pecho entremezclado de blanco y erguido…”.
What does chincol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Zonotrichia capensis) Ave de color café, del tamaño de un gorrión, pecho entremezclado de blanco y erguido copete, cuyo alegre canto familiarmente es interpretado como busco a mi tío Agustín. Las últimas notas del corto canto de los chincoles tienen la característica de un dialecto, pues varían según la región del pajarillo. Vive habitualmente en parejas en la ciudad y es muy confiado con la gent
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 chincol
- chincoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chincol?
- /t͡ʃinˈkol/
- [t͡ʃĩŋˈkol]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chincol in Spanish?
chincol appears about once in every 93 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).