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chavalo

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish chavalo, from Caló chavale, chavó.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Hyphenation: cha‧va‧lo

Noun

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chavalo m (plural chavalos, feminine chavala, feminine plural chavalas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) child, youngster
    Synonyms: miúdo, puto

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  1. ^ “chavalo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “chavalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

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Etymology

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From chaval.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈbalo/ [t͡ʃaˈβ̞a.lo]
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Syllabification: cha‧va‧lo

Noun

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chavalo m (plural chavalos, feminine chavala, feminine plural chavalas)

  1. boy
    Synonyms: chico, niño
  2. young man
    Synonyms: chamaco, chaval, chavo, muchacho
  3. lad
  4. (Nicaragua, informal) young kid, teenager, young adult
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