chiringo

Spanish

Etymology

Of Latin American origin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɾinɡo/ [t͡ʃiˈɾĩŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Syllabification: chi‧rin‧go

Noun

chiringo m (plural chiringos)

1. bar (drinking establishment)
   • 2015 September 12, “Más que un club”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Parece, en fin, que hoy tampoco habrá ningún chiringo del PORE en las inmediaciones del campo del Espanyol.

     It looks like after all there'll be no PORE [Revolutionary Workers Party of Spain] bar near Espanyol's pitch today.

Derived terms

• chiringuito

 

Further reading

• “chiringo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014