chunga

Questions about chunga

What does chunga mean?

chunga means "Argentinian Cariama".

How many syllables are in chunga?

chunga has 2 syllables and divides as chun-ga under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for chunga?

Close synonyms include seriema, Chunga burmeisteri. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chunga a common word?

chunga is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.