ченге

Bulgarian

Etymology

Possibly back-formation from ченге́л (čengél, “hook”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛŋˈɡɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɡɛ
  • Syllabification(key): чен‧ге

Noun

ченге́ • (čengé) n

  1. (slang) cop (police officer)
    Synonym: ку́ка (kúka)

Declension

Declension of ченге́
singular plural
indefinite ченге́
čengé 		ченге́та
čengéta
definite ченге́то
čengéto 		ченге́тата
čengétata

References

  • “ченге”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “ченге”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • “ченге”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007–2026
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