chunga

== Chuukese == === Noun === chunga painting == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: chun‧ga === Adjective === chunga m or f (plural chungas) (Portugal, colloquial) crappy, dodgy, cheap (of bad quality, or in a bad condition) (Porto, colloquial) bothersome ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === chunga m or f by sense (plural chungas) (Portugal, Lisbon) a street thug Synonyms: (Porto) guna, (Brazil) mano, mitra === Further reading === “chunga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chunga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃunɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃũŋ.ɡa] Rhymes: -unɡa Syllabification: chun‧ga === Noun === chunga f (plural chungas) crazy or wild party === Adjective === chunga feminine singular of chungo === Further reading === “chungo”, 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 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cunga (“to look after, to herd”), from Proto-Bantu *-cùnga. From the same root as -tunza. Cognate with Ndzwani Comorian -tsunga (“to raise, to rear animals”) and the root of Kipfokomo -tsungia. ==== Verb ==== -chunga (infinitive kuchunga) to protect, guard, herd animals ===== Derived terms ===== Nominal derivations: mchungaji (“priest”) ===== Related terms ===== -tunza === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cunga (“to winnow”), from Common Bantu *-cʊ̀nga. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsunga and Giryama -tsunga. ==== Verb ==== -chunga (infinitive kuchunga) to sieve, sift, winnow ===== Derived terms ===== Nominal derivations: kichungi (“sieve, filter”) === Conjugation ===