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Spanish
Etymology
From lucharniego or nocharniego (“nocturnal”), applied to greyhounds. Compare Catalan xarnego/xarnec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaɾˈneɡo/
- Rhymes: -eɡo
- Syllabification: char‧ne‧go
Noun
charnego m (plural charnegos, feminine charnega, feminine plural charnegas)
- (Catalonia, often derogatory, original meaning) a person who is of mixed Catalan and other descent; compare English mongrel
2022 December 1, Raquel Vidales, “Juana Dolores, la nueva ‘enfant terrible’ de la cultura catalana: “Hay mucho silencio y autocensura en la literatura””, in El País:Se reivindicó también como charnega, anticapitalista de extrarradio y feminista.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Catalonia, often derogatory) a Spaniard who lives in Catalonia and cannot speak Catalan
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