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chimichanga

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃɪmiˈt͡ʃæŋɡə/
  • /t͡ʃimiˈt͡ʃaŋɡa/
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noun

Meaning 1

A deep-fried burrito

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish chimichanga (“trinket, thingamajig”), but the original sense is disputed and obscure. See chimichanga.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تْشِيمِيتْشَانْجَا (tšīmītšāngā) — deep-fried burrito
  • Esperanto: ĉimiĉango — deep-fried burrito
  • Hindi: चिमीचांगा (cimīcāṅgā) — deep-fried burrito
  • Japanese: チミチャンガ (chimichanga) — deep-fried burrito
  • Korean: 찌미챤가 (jjimichan'ga) — deep-fried burrito
  • Marathi: चिमिचांगा (cimicāṅgā) — deep-fried burrito
  • Russian: чимича́нга (čimičánga) — deep-fried burrito
  • Spanish: chimichanga — deep-fried burrito