Meanings
Origin
- Spanishchimichanga“trinket, thingamajig”
- Englishchimichanga
From Mexican Spanish chimichanga (“trinket, thingamajig”), but the original sense is disputed and obscure. See chimichanga.
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Arabic تْشِيمِيتْشَانْجَا
- تْشِيمِيتْشَانْجَا (tšīmītšāngā)deep-fried burrito
Esperanto ĉimiĉango
- ĉimiĉangodeep-fried burrito
Hindi चिमीचांगा
- चिमीचांगा (cimīcāṅgā)deep-fried burrito
Japanese チミチャンガ
- チミチャンガ (chimichanga)deep-fried burrito
Korean 찌미챤가
- 찌미챤가 (jjimichan'ga)deep-fried burrito
Russian чимича́нга
- чимича́нга (čimičánga)deep-fried burrito
Spanish chimichanga
- chimichangadeep-fried burrito
Cite this entry
APA
chimichanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimichanga
MLA
“chimichanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimichanga. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chimichanga,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimichanga.
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