mechoneo
Spanish, noun/met͡ʃoˈneo/
mechoneo is spelled M-E-C-H-O-N-E-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written Spanish, the 298,369th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mechoneo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hazing, an activity where freshmen are introduced to the university, usually includes jokes and partying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Agarrar del cabello, o mechas, a alguien y sacudirlo”.
What does mechoneo mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinehazing, an activity where freshmen are introduced to the university, usually includes jokes and partying
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Agarrar del cabello, o mechas, a alguien y sacudirlo. 2. Someter a bromas a los estudiantes novatos de las universidades, los estudiantes de cursos superiores en el comienzo del año lectivo.
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 mechoneo
- mechoneos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mechoneo?
- /met͡ʃoˈneo/
- [me.t͡ʃoˈne.o]
- [met͡ʃoˈneo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mechoneo in Spanish?
mechoneo appears about once in every 74 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).