chimal

See also: Chimal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl chimalli.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈmal/ [t͡ʃiˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: chi‧mal

Noun

chimal m (plural chimales)

  1. (New Mexico) shield (armor)
    Synonym: escudo

References
  • Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (2023 April 9) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎, retrieved April 9, 2023
  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
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