Etymology

chimango

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Today it means: Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon. Full definition →

Spanish chimango
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromchimango
  2. English todaychimango

From Spanish chimango, from an Aymara word (said to mean "beetle-eater").

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