chola

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chola.

Pronunciation
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Noun

chola (plural cholas)

  1. A female cholo (Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics).

Anagrams

Alabama

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa. Cognate with Choctaw chula (“fox”) and Chickasaw chula (“fox”)

Noun

chola

  1. fox

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Assamese চোলা (süla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕola/

Noun

chola (Bengali script চোলা)

  1. shirt

References

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃo.la/

Noun

chola (alienable)

  1. fox

Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
Nouns in ch-, k-, t- SingularPluralInclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our") anchola
an-chola		ponchola
pon-chola		haponchola
hapon-chola
2nd-person ("thy, your") chinchola
chin-chola		hachinchola
hachin-chola
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their") inchola
in-chola

Derived terms
  • chol-oshiꞌ
  • chola hommaꞌ
  • cholokchamaꞌliꞌ

Choctaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa. Cognate with Chickasaw chola, Alabama chola, Creek culv

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃʊlá/

Noun

chola (transcription cholá', alienable)

  1. fox

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese চোলা (süla).

Noun

chola

  1. shirt

Koasati

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa.

Noun

chola

  1. fox

Spanish

Noun

chola f (plural cholas)

  1. female equivalent of cholo
  2. (colloquial) noggin; head
  3. (colloquial) brains; know-how
  4. (colloquial, Venezuela) sandal, flip-flop
  5. (Venezuela) any of various loricariid or auchenipterid catfish, such as Ageneiosus sp., Rineloricaria caracasensis, or Rineloricaria formosa

Descendants
  • → Ye'kwana: choda, chooda

Adjective

chola f

  1. feminine singular of cholo

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chola, feminine of cholo. Possibly popularized via Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories where cholos were featured.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃola/ [ˈt͡ʃo.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: cho‧la

Noun

chola (masculine cholo, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜎ) (slang)

  1. female hipster, street gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics

See also

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-chola

  1. to pick up

Inflection

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