charnego

Spanish

Etymology

From lucharniego or nocharniego (“nocturnal”), applied to greyhounds. Compare Catalan xarnego/xarnec.

Noun

charnego m (plural charnegos, feminine charnega, feminine plural charnegas)

  1. (often derogatory, Catalonia) A person who is half Catalan and half from another ethnolinguistic group.
  2. (often derogatory, Catalonia) A Spanish person who lives in Catalonia but immigrated from another part of Spain and cannot speak Catalan.
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