chungo
adjectiveInformal
A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.
What it means
Dodgy, dubious, in poor shape. Of a situation: difficult or unpromising.
Of a person: unwell. Estoy chungo — 'I'm feeling rough'.
Examples with translations
La cosa está chunga este año.
Things are looking rough this year.
Ese barrio de noche es un poco chungo.
That neighbourhood is a bit dodgy at night.
Where it comes from
From Caló chungo, 'ugly, bad'. Romani vocabulary is a significant and under-acknowledged source of Spanish slang — chaval, camelar, currar and molar all plausibly come from the same direction.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- difícil, malo