chimango

English

Etymology

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]

• Audio (Peru):

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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)

Further reading

• “chimango”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014