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/Sounds like "chee" (as in "cheek") + "reem" (as in "reed") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "loh" (as in "loan")/

Meaning

In Mexico, a thingamajig, a whatchamacallit, or any object whose name you do not know or cannot remember. Chirimbolo is the ultimate placeholder word for random gadgets, trinkets, and clutter filling up a house.

Examples

¿Qué es ese chirimbolo que compraste en el mercado?

What is that thingamajig you bought at the market?

Tiene la casa llena de chirimbolos que nunca usa.

He has the house full of random knick-knacks he never uses.

Regional synonyms

Vos

Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Costa Rica
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The second-person pronoun used instead of "tu" in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Central America. Vos comes with its own verb conjugations and is one of the clearest regional identity markers in Spanish, defining how millions of people speak every day.