chango
9.9
A small animal with a long tail that climbs trees
- noun
- /ˈtʃɑːŋɡoʊ/
:
mono
- The chango swung from tree to tree.
Examples
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At the zoo, we saw a playful chango eating a banana.
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In some stories, the clever chango outsmarts the other animals.
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The children laughed as the chango swung from branch to branch.
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In the jungle, a chango can be quite playful.
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We saw a lively chango swinging through the trees at the zoo.
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Children laughed as the chango played with its food at the animal park.
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In the jungle, a chango chattered noisily, calling to its friends nearby.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chango is a Spanish word used across Latin America to mean 'monkey', so imagine a lively monkey swinging in the trees to remember the animal meaning.
