[chuh-rang-goh] 
| a small South American guitar made from the shell of an armadillo or similar animal and having two to five strings. |
| cha·ran·go (chə-räng'gō) n. pl. cha·ran·gos A ten-stringed mandolin of Andean regions with a sound box traditionally fashioned from the shell of an armadillo or tortoise, now also made of wood. [American Spanish, from charanga, charanga; see charanga.] |