Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of birds, of the family Cariamidæ, of which Burmeister's cariama, Chunga burmeisteri, is the type.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The Argentinian cariama (Chunga burmeisteri).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun Argentinian Cariama

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Examples

  • It continues, chunga-chunga-chunga and the immobile boxcars look at me strangely.

    cold front « raincoaster 2006

  • I hear the chinga-chunga of a train motoring along the track but, though I have a clear view over the ten lanes of track, I cannot see a single car move.

    cold front « raincoaster 2006

  • I've seen the film trailer twice, and it appears to have stock chung-chunga-chung racing music.

    Perfect Porridge 2009

  • i think i will look back at this exact time in my life as one crazy weird ass hella weird ass hunky dorey chimmie chunga weird as ass phase.

    i don't think texts have done anything but harm kindbegger 2007

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