chulengo
[t͡ʃuˈlẽŋgo]
The verdict
“chulengo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cría del guanaco.
Corpus desk
Index ES-chulengo · chulengo · Spanish
chulengo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chulengo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃuˈlẽŋgo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chulengo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chulengo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃuˈlẽŋgo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
chulengo has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chulengo, spelled C-H-U-L-E-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1Cría del guanaco.
- 2Lana del chulengo.
- 3Tambor de metal que está cortado al medio en sentido longitudinal y unidas las mitades con bisagras, de modo que pueda cerrarse. Esta estructura se suelda horizontalmente sobre un soporte y se perfora la parte superior por uno de sus extremos para añadirle un tubo curvo a modo de chimenea, lo que le da cierta semejanza a un guanaco₁. En la mitad inferior se suele poner una capa de material refractario para que el calor no ataque la chapa metálica, y una parrilla que queda aproximadamente a nivel con el corte efectuado. Se utiliza para cocinar asados.
- 4Carro de carga pequeño que se remolca con un auto normal.
- 5Persona de piernas largas y delgadas.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.