chingalavista

Spanish

Etymology

From chinga +‎ la +‎ vista. Literally, “to fuck one's sight”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinɡalaˈbista/ [t͡ʃĩŋ.ɡa.laˈβ̞is.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: chin‧ga‧la‧vis‧ta

Adjective

chingalavista (invariable)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala, of a color) annoyingly blinding, intense

   Synonym: chingamelavista

   Esa camisa es muy chingalavista.

   This shirt is so annoyingly blinding.

Further reading

• “chingalavista” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.