What Chongos zamoranos means
Chongos zamoranos is a Mexican sweet name of Spanish origin meaning "Zamora hair buns". It is built from Spanish chongo (a knot of hair) and zamorano (from Zamora, Michoacán). It is pronounced CHON-gos sah-moh-RAH-nos, and it is most associated with Michoacán.
Chongo, the Mexican word for a hair bun, is often traced back to Nahuatl tzontli (hair); the curds twist into knots as they cook. Attribution to the convents of Zamora is traditional and has no written record behind it.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: From colonial convent sweets like ate and jamoncillo to the chili-and-tamarind candies of the modern corner shop. Alegría means "joy", borrachito means "little drunk one", and muégano's name is a mystery even to Mexicans.
