ñango

🧠 What does ñango mean?

The word 'ñango' is a colloquial adjective used in some parts of Latin America, especially Mexico and Central America, to describe someone or something as scrawny, weak, or flimsy. It often carries a slightly pejorative or mocking, yet sometimes affectionate, tone. It can refer to a person or animal that is very thin and appears frail, or to an object that is poorly made or rickety.

📚 Extra examples

• Después de la enfermedad, se quedó todo ñango y pálido.
  After the illness, he was left all scrawny and pale.
• El pobre perrito que encontraron en la calle estaba bien ñango.
  The poor little dog they found on the street was very scrawny.
• No te sientes en esa silla, se ve muy ñanga y se puede romper.
  Don't sit on that chair, it looks very flimsy and could break.
• Era un árbol ñango, con pocas hojas y ramas delgadas.
  It was a scraggly tree, with few leaves and thin branches.

💡 Did You Know?

🔁 Synonyms & opposites of "ñango"

Synonyms: flaco, esmirriado, enclenque, debilucho, esquelético, débil
Opposites: fuerte, robusto, fornido, corpulento, macizo, vigoroso

🔍 See more funny words words

❓ FAQ