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noun, masculine

chingolingo

/t͡ʃinɡoˈlinɡo/

noun, masculine/t͡ʃinɡoˈlinɡo/plural: chingolingos

chingolingo is masculine in Spanish.

a carnival game of chance, commonly played by guessing the result of thrown dice, or by dropping a marble on a board with red and black holes, or with figures drawn on the holes

“¡Que vayan los diputados al chingolingo y á la ruleta á que me les desplumen y que vean así prácticamente los efectos de sus leyes!” — Let the deputies come to the dice game of chance and roulette, for them to be robbed and so they will notice practically the effects of their laws!

Synonyms: lotería

Related: chingolinguear, chingolinguero

Unknown. Likely a reduplication of chingo.