chingue
Spanish, noun
chingue is spelled C-H-I-N-G-U-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,307th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chingue is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “skunk (animal, Conepatus chinga or any of the family Mephitidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of chingar. With an accent, chingué is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of chingar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Conepatus chinga) Mamífero carnívoro de la familia de los mefítidos. Tiene el cuerpo largo, de unos 700 mm.…”.
What does chingue mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineskunk (animal, Conepatus chinga or any of the family Mephitidae)
- 2
masculineskunk (bad smelling person)
noun
- 1
masculinebathing suit
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of chingar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Conepatus chinga) Mamífero carnívoro de la familia de los mefítidos. Tiene el cuerpo largo, de unos 700 mm. Es robusto, más afinado en su vistosa y larga cola, erizada con pelos blancos y negros. Su hocico es alargado y puntiagudo, con orejas y patas cortas, provistas de fuertes uñas largas y encorvadas. Su pelaje es largo, tupido, de color negro en el dorso y la cabeza, con una franja de color b 2. Por analogía, cualquier representante de la familia de los mefítidos, pequeños carnívoros de color negro con dos fajas blancas al costado, que despide cuando le atacan un orín pestífero. 3. Figuradamente, algo o alguien maloliente.
noun: 1. (familiar) Traje de baño.
noun: 1. (Conepatus chinga) Variante de chingue.
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 chingue
- chingues plural
- chingües plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to chingue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chingue in Spanish?
chingue appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).