chinelo

Portuguese

chinelo

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin plānus (“flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈnɛ.lo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈnɛ.lu/

Noun

chinelo m (plural chinelos)

1. slipper (low shoe usually worn indoors)
2. flip-flop (a sandal, usually of rubber)
3. (vulgar, Brazil) lowlife

Synonyms

• (slipper): chinela
• (flip-flop): chinelo de dedo, havaiana, sandália havaiana

Related terms

• chineleiro
• chinelada