xungo

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chungo.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuŋ.ɡo/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuŋ.ɡu/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuŋ.ɡo/

Adjective

xungo (feminine xunga, masculine plural xungos, feminine plural xungues)

(colloquial) cheap, crappy
- 2018 March 19, Toni Polo Bettonica, quoting Marc Rosich, “Una diva sota un pont”, in El País‎:
  El mateix passa amb les cançons: els donem una nova vida. Són versions xungues.
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- 2019 June 13, Toni Polo Bettonica, quoting Joan Yago, “El teatre dels fills de la crisi”, in El País‎:
  Mira, el 2010 la cosa estava molt xunga. Si volíem fer teatre havíem de picar pedra.
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