chango

== Spanish == === Etymology === Clipping of machango, from Guanche. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃanɡo/ [ˈt͡ʃãŋ.ɡo] Rhymes: -anɡo Syllabification: chan‧go === Noun === chango m (plural changos) (Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines) monkey Synonym: mono (Argentina) shopping trolley, shopping cart Synonym: carrito (Uruguay) stroller (Bolivia, Argentina) kid, child (specifically NW Argentina) Cynopotamus magdalenae, a freshwater fish of Colombia. (Puerto Rico) Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) ==== Usage notes ==== chango is a false friend of English change; related to this term are canje, canjear, cambio and cambiar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (diminutive) changuito m ==== Descendants ==== → Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: chanku → Sayula Popoluca: changu ==== See also ==== mico m simio m zanate m === References === Gillespie-Duelos, Eduardo. (1975) A Glossary of San Antonio Jargon. American Speech, vol. 50, no. 1/2, 140–142. === Further reading === “chango”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “chango”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑ.ᵑɡɔ/ === Noun === chango plural of uchango