chavalo

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈva.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈva.lo/
 

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

Noun

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

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

References
  1. “chavalo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “chavalo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From chaval.

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

Noun

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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