chingolingo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown. Likely a reduplication of chingo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃinɡoˈlinɡo/ [t͡ʃĩŋ.ɡoˈlĩŋ.ɡo] Rhymes: -inɡo Syllabification: chin‧go‧lin‧go === Noun === chingolingo m (plural chingolingos) (gambling, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) a carnival game of chance, commonly played by guessing the result of thrown dice, or by dropping a marble on a board with red and black holes, or with figures drawn on the holes [prior to 1892] Synonym: (loosely defined) lotería ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “chingolingo”, 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 “chingolingo”, 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