tinga
Spanish, noun/ˈtinɡa/
tinga is spelled T-I-N-G-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 107,397th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tinga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a typical Mexican dish made with shredded meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tinga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea typical Mexican dish made with shredded meat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of tinga
- tingas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tinga?
- /ˈtinɡa/
- [ˈt̪ĩŋ.ɡa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tinga in Spanish?
tinga appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).