Dictionary

chinchín

/t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/

interjection/t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/

cheers, chin chin

Borrowed from Italian cincin. Compare Portuguese tchim-tchim, Catalan xinxin, French tchin-tchin.

noun, masculine/t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/plural: chinchines

drizzle

Borrowed from Italian cincin. Compare Portuguese tchim-tchim, Catalan xinxin, French tchin-tchin.

noun, masculine/t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/plural: chinchines

a rattle (baby's toy)

Synonyms: sonajero

Apocopic form of chinchilín, from Nahuatl tzitzilinia (“ring, peal (of bells)”).