chingue

See also: chingué

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃinɡe/ [ˈt͡ʃĩŋ.ɡe]
• Rhymes: -inɡe
• Syllabification: chin‧gue

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mapudungun chinge (“skunk”).

Noun

chingue m (plural chingues)

1. (Chile) skunk (animal, Conepatus chinga or any of the family Mephitidae)

   Synonyms: mofeta, zorrillo

2. (Chile) skunk (bad smelling person)

Derived terms

• chinguear

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chingue

1. inflection of chingar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “chingue”, 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