What is "chunga"

chunga \chunga\ n. The Argentinian cariama ( Chunga burmeisteri).

Syn: seriema, Chunga burmeisteri.

n. Argentinian cariama [syn: seriema, Chunga burmeisteri]

Chunga may refer to:

• Chunga (bird), a genus of birds
• La Chunga, Spanish flamenco dancer and painter
• Chunga Lagoon, a natural feature in Zambia's Lochinvar National Park
• La Chunga, a thoroughbred filly who won the 2005 British Albany Stakes
• Chunga, a small mutant Gypsy vacuum cleaner, the putative namesake of the album Chunga's Revenge by Frank Zappa
• Nieves Cuesta or La Chuncga, a character on Aquí no hay quien viva

Chunga is one of two known genera of seriemas in the family Cariamidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It contains one living species, the black-legged seriema. A prehistoric species, Chunga incerta, has been described from Miocene beds of Argentina.