chongo
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃonɡo/
chongo is spelled C-H-O-N-G-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chongo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bun (hairstyle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Porción de cabello que se sujeta por algún medio en la parte más cercana a la cabeza y luego se enrolla o se…”.
What does chongo mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinebun (hairstyle)
- 2
masculinecurl of hair
- 3
masculinehair tie (hairstyle)
- 4
colloquialmasculinea scene (a public display of heightened emotion causing embarrassment)
- 5
masculinevulgarbrothel; whorehouse
- 6
masculinea weak horse
- 7
masculinea haul of low-quality bananas
- 8
masculinea blunt knife
noun
- 1
masculinefriend with benefits, lover
- 2
masculinenasty, mean, or unpleasant person
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletemonkey
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Porción de cabello que se sujeta por algún medio en la parte más cercana a la cabeza y luego se enrolla o se deja caer libremente. Se hacen por razones estéticas o de comodidad. 2. Comportamiento o situación escandalosa. 3. Casa o inmueble en el que se ejerce la prostitución. 4. Joven viril, en especial el homosexual.
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos. 2. Dicho de una cosa, propia de un chongo₅. 3. Una persona fea (usualmente con piel oscura) que se ve como un mono grande.
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 chongo
- chongos plural
- chonga feminine
- chongas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chongo?
- /ˈt͡ʃonɡo/
- [ˈt͡ʃõŋ.ɡo]
- [ˈt͡ʃõŋgo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chongo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chongo in Spanish?
chongo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).