chiringuito
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃiɾinˈɡito/
chiringuito is spelled C-H-I-R-I-N-G-U-I-T-O (11 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 34,480th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chiringuito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shady business, shady association, bunch of cowboys” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of chiringo; temporary open air bar, and snack bar, commonly on the…. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pequeño establecimiento, de edificación más o menos provisional, que se dedica a la venta de comidas y…”.
What does chiringuito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of chiringo; temporary open air bar, and snack bar, commonly on the beach in summer
- 2
Spaincolloquialderogatorymasculineshady business, shady association, bunch of cowboys
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pequeño establecimiento, de edificación más o menos provisional, que se dedica a la venta de comidas y bebidas, especialmente los que se colocan en las playas durante el verano. 2. Chorrito pequeño.
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 chiringuito
- chiringuitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chiringuito?
- /t͡ʃiɾinˈɡito/
- [t͡ʃi.ɾĩŋˈɡi.t̪o]
- [t͡ʃiɾĩŋˈgit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chiringuito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chiringuito in Spanish?
chiringuito 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).