chirajiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From chirajo (rags) +‎ -iento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾaˈxjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: chi‧ra‧jien‧to

Adjective

chirajiento (feminine chirajienta, masculine plural chirajientos, feminine plural chirajientas)

  1. (rare, colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, of a person) tattered; ragged
    Synonym: andrajoso

Further reading

  • chirajiento” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010