What does «chinguear» mean in Spanish?
- To joke; to be in jest.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Be disappointed.
♦ Used in: Honduras - To dominate or oppress others by intimidation or violence; to charge the cheap; to charge the chinga.
- To participate in games of chance, especially in casinos; to gamble.
♦ Used in: Panama
Examples of use in Spanish: "hoy iré a chinguear en el casino".
- To cut off the tail of an animal and, by extension, the end of something.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Nicaragua - To shorten something, especially the length of a skirt.
♦ Used in: Honduras - Fishing for shrimp using a stick that is put with meat in the cave.
♦ Used in: Salvador - To charge the manager of a gaming house a percentage of what someone has won on a bet.