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noun, masculine

chingolingo

/t͡ʃinɡoˈlinɡo/

noun, masculine/t͡ʃinɡoˈlinɡo/plural: chingolingos

a carnival game of chance, commonly played by guessing the result of thrown dice, or by dropping a marble on a board with red and black holes, or with figures drawn on the holes

¡Que vayan los diputados al chingolingo y á la ruleta á que me les desplumen y que vean así prácticamente los efectos de sus leyes!Let the deputies come to the dice game of chance and roulette, for them to be robbed and so they will notice practically the effects of their laws!

Synonyms: lotería

Related: chingolinguear, chingolinguero

Unknown. Likely a reduplication of chingo.