chinchín

See also: chinchin, chin-chin, and chin chin

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

1. cheers, chin chin

Noun

chinchín m (plural chinchines)

1. drizzle

Etymology 2

Apocopic form of chinchilín, from Nahuatl tzitzilinia (“ring, peal (of bells)”).

Noun

chinchín m (plural chinchines)

1. (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