What does «candungo» mean in Spanish?
- Burlesque, jocular, cheerful.
♦ Used in: Peru - Foolish, silly, idiot.
♦ Used in: Peru - Tin tube where documents are kept.
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico
Examples of use in Spanish: "un candungo relleno de periódicos viejo".
- Long and curved zucchini that gives the güiro plant (marimbo, calabazo or candungo).
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico - A type of liquid container made from the fruit of the gourd tree or totumo (also táparo, marimbo, güícharo, güiro or carracho).
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico
Examples of use in Spanish: "usa el candungo para juntar agua".
- Any pot, container or vessel, especially if it is rustic.
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico
Examples of use in Spanish: "llevaba conmigo un jacho de tabonuco, un candungo para el agua y mi arco con suficientes flechas".
- Cup to play dice.
♦ Used in: Dominican Republic - Species of crab also known as sambuco crab.
- Ancient African dance, lively and sensual, also known as candungué, cucalambé, cuembé, among other variants; bomba dance.
- Funnel scale.
♦ Used in: Peru - (al candungo) A form of weighing the pairs of roosters in which an order is established by drawing lots when they are taken out of a container known as a candungo.