ñengo

See also: nengō

Spanish

Alternative forms

ñango (Mexico)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɲenɡo/ [ˈɲẽŋ.ɡo]
Rhymes: -enɡo
Syllabification: ñen‧go

Adjective

ñengo (feminine ñenga, masculine plural ñengos, feminine plural ñengas)

(colloquial, Mexico) sickly, stunted, weak

Noun

ñengo m (plural ñengos, feminine ñenga, feminine plural ñengas)

(colloquial, Mexico) sickly, stunted, or weak person

Further reading

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

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