chilango

American  

[chee-lang-goh, chee-lahng-goh] / tʃiˈlæŋ goʊ, tʃiˈlɑŋ goʊ /

noun

• chilangos
  plural

1. Slang. someone who lives or was born in Mexico City.

2. Slang. the variety of Spanish spoken in Mexico City.

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adjective

1. Slang. relating to or characteristic of Mexico City or its inhabitants.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chilangos
  plural

Example Sentences

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chilango chilangos

Belascoarán Shayne stands somewhere on the gumshoe spectrum between Sam Spade and Columbo — but is very much a chilango, or Mexico City native.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025

But it was while in the studio with a chilango that I started to doubt myself lyrically, because my Spanish felt so utilitarian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

It is no accident that the truest face of a chilango — an inhabitant of Mexico City — appears in the wake of disaster.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2022

As a chilango, he offers firsthand insights into a bittersweet mode of life that many have come to accept, enjoy and even take pride in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2021

Since the title refers to a sprawling landscape that builds outward and not skyward, Villoro maintains a ground-level view of what he calls “Chilangopolis” — chilango being the slang demonym for a Mexico City resident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2021

But some chilangos, as locals are known, have become fed up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

All this has left chilangos, as Mexico City residents are known, scrambling for other ways to protect themselves—especially in September, which many superstitiously call earthquake month.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2022

Some chilangos, as locals are known, are fed up.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022

This contradiction is perfectly common; all of us chilangos have felt it at one time or another when spotting the monster from afar.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2017