What does «pingajo» mean in Spanish?
- Rag, rag, rag; piece of something broken, old, unpicked, dirty or hanging, especially of cloth. It is also used figuratively to indicate that some article of clothing is of poor quality or that someone is poorly dressed.
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡no te pongas ese pingajo para salir!"
- Promiscuous, pingo.
- Penis.
Examples of use in Spanish: "deslizó la mano por la cremallera de la bragueta y dejó a su albedrío el pingajo que fue órgano reproductor".
- Jota dance, popular among the people of the coasts of Cantabria, although it is found in different versions throughout Spain. It is danced in pairs until the chorus, where it is incited, with a great deal of noise, to intertwine hips, buttocks and forelegs, as the song dictates.
♦ Used in: Spain
Examples of use in Spanish: "por bailar el pingajo".
"el pingajo se trata principalmente de una jota a lo pesao".
"Lo divertido del baile del pingajo es su imperfecta ejecución. Si al bailar de un lado se empujaba fuerte con la cadera al vecino, se le podía echar fuera del corro del golpe".
- A burdensome, heavy, ill-groomed person; undesirable.
♦ Used in: Spain - Unhealthy, sick, mistreated. Applied to people or things.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la dieta lo dejó un pingajo".
- (estar alguien hecho un pingajo) To be tired or sick.
Examples of use in Spanish: "estoy hecho un pingajo de cansado".
- (ir hecho un pingajo) To look shabby or poorly dressed.