What Does changa Mean
Changa is a term with several meanings recognized by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ). The first meaning it mentions, coming from the Galician-Portuguese language, refers to an agreement or a transaction of little relevance .
In some regions , a joke or mockery is called changa . Another use associates the notion with informal employment .
In this last sense, it must be said that a changa is a poorly paid occupation and generally of a temporary nature . The people who have no access to formal employment, with conditions regulated by law, often surviving on odd jobs.
Suppose that a young man receives some money to clean the windows (the shop windows) of the shops in his neighborhood . He does not charge a fixed fee or adhere to schedules, but instead performs cleaning when summoned by merchants, who pay him what they consider appropriate. The boy, in short, gets some money thanks to this changa.
The changos, meanwhile, were an aboriginal people who lived in the northern region of the current territory of Chile . The Chilean State officially recognized the Chango people who descend from this indigenous ethnic group in 2020 .
In Puerto Rico , on the other hand, an insect that affects plantations is called changa . The cigarette butt that is made with marijuana is also called this way .
Lastly, Changa is one of the names given to the bird with the scientific name Quiscalus niger . Also known as Antillean carrot , hatchet , chichinguaco or machango , it is found on several islands in the Caribbean .