What does «bitongo» mean in Spanish?
- Boy who wants to pass, behaves or is treated as a child. Often used in the form "niño bitongo".
Examples of use in Spanish: "este debe ser un niñito bitongo -dijo, examinándolo con la mirada".
- Presumptuous young person.
- Upper class young man with privileges and spoiled.
♦ Used in: Cuba
Examples of use in Spanish: "el niño bitongo que tiene la vida resuelta".
- Very spoiled, pampered, shy and some include effeminate; mama's boy/daddy's boy.
♦ Used in: Cuba
Examples of use in Spanish: "su hermano mayor es un larguirucho con cara de bobalicón, que se deja arrebatar la merienda de bitongo".
"Niño bitongo que era yo. Y ser bitongo es sólo un peldaño por debajo de ser marica", Muerte de un murciano en La Habana - Página 90, Teresa Dovalpage (2006).
- Dumb, dumb, unhappy.
- Man who pretends to be innocent, simple and desirous of flattery.
- (niño bitongo) Child who in churches sings with others in the divine offices.