chollo

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈt͡ʃoʝo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈt͡ʃoʎo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈt͡ʃoʃo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈt͡ʃoʒo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: cho‧llo

Etymology 1

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Noun

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chollo m (plural chollos)

  1. (colloquial) bargain
    Synonyms: bicoca, ganga
    • 2013 November 7, “A la caza del ofertón en coches de segunda mano”, in Cinco Días[1]:
      Pero lo que verdaderamente interesa es encontrar la ganga, el chollo, el ofertón.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (colloquial) plum, easy job
See also
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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chollo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chollar

Further reading

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