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/Sounds like "cheen" (as in "cheek") + "GOH" (as in "go") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

A strong, capable, unstoppable woman who gets things done with excellence. In Mexico, being called 'chingona' is the ultimate feminine compliment of power and talent.

Examples

Your boss is so chingona, she killed it on the project.

She's a chingona woman who raised her family on her own.

Regional synonyms

To move on from something in the past and keep going without holding a grudge. The emotional equivalent of closing a chapter: you acknowledge what happened and then deliberately leave it behind. Common across Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.