chingana
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃinˈɡana/
chingana is spelled C-H-I-N-G-A-N-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written Spanish, the 301,588th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chingana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tavern; bar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Taberna o bar de mala muerte, en el que hay alcohol, canto y baile”.
What does chingana mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetavern; bar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Taberna o bar de mala muerte, en el que hay alcohol, canto y baile. 2. Restaurante de mala calidad. 3. Licorería que expende bebidas alcohólicas baratas y de mala calidad.
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 chingana
- chinganas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chingana?
- /t͡ʃinˈɡana/
- [t͡ʃĩŋˈɡa.na]
- [t͡ʃĩŋˈgana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chingana in Spanish?
chingana appears about once in every 76 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).