chongo

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃonɡo/ [ˈt͡ʃõŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -onɡo
• Syllabification: chon‧go

Of disputed origin. Possibly borrowed from Classical Nahuatl.

chongo m (plural chongos)

1. (Guatemala, Mexico) bun (hairstyle)
2. (Guatemala) curl of hair

   Synonyms: rizo, bucle

3. hair tie (hairstyle)

   Synonyms: mono, rodete, moño

4. (colloquial, Peru) a scene (a public display of heightened emotion causing embarrasment)
5. (vulgar, Peru) brothel; whorehouse
6. (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic) a weak horse
7. (Puerto Rico) a haul of low-quality bananas
8. (Chile) a blunt knife

chongo m (plural chongos, feminine chonga, feminine plural chongas)

1. (Argentina) friend with benefits, lover
2. (Uruguay) nasty, mean, or unpleasant person

An alteration of Mexican Spanish chango.

chongo m (plural chongos)

1. (Philippines, obsolete in Mexico) monkey

   Synonym: mono

• Spanish/English Words w/Nahuatl Origin
• Quilis, Antonio, Casado-Fresnillo, Celia, Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia‎^[1], Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 55

• “chongo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10