chimango

English

Etymology

From Spanish chimango, from an Aymara word (said to mean "beetle-eater").

Noun

chimango (plural chimangos or chimangoes)

1. Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.

References

• “chimango”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chimango, of Aymara origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈman.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -anɡo
• Hyphenation: chi‧màn‧go

Noun

chimango m (plural chimanghi)

1. chimango (Milvago chimango)

Further reading

• chimango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈmanɡo/ [t͡ʃiˈmãŋ.ɡo]

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• Rhymes: -anɡo
• Syllabification: chi‧man‧go

Noun

chimango m (plural chimangos)

1. chimango caracara (a bird of prey endemic to South America)

Descendants

• → Catalan: ximango
• → English: chimango
• → Italian: chimango

Further reading

• “chimango”, 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