chigüín

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡwin/ [t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: chi‧güín

Noun

chigüín m (plural chigüines, feminine chigüina, feminine plural chigüinas)

1. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) kid; child

   Synonym: niño

Derived terms

• chigüinada

 

Further reading

• “chigüín”, 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
• “chigüín”, 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