chinchín

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/ [t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃĩn] Rhymes: -in IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃint͡ʃin/ [ˈt͡ʃĩnʲ.t͡ʃĩn] Rhymes: -intʃin Syllabification: chin‧chín === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian cincin. Compare Portuguese tchim-tchim, Catalan xinxin, French tchin-tchin. ==== Interjection ==== chinchín cheers, chin chin ==== Noun ==== chinchín m (plural chinchines) drizzle === Etymology 2 === Apocopic form of chinchilín, from Nahuatl tzitzilinia (“ring, peal (of bells)”). ==== Noun ==== chinchín m (plural chinchines) (Southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) a rattle (baby's toy) Synonym: sonajero === Further reading === “chinchín”, 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 “chinchín”, 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