chuleta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan xulleta, diminutive of xulla (“rib”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈleta/ [t͡ʃuˈle.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: chu‧le‧ta

Noun

chuleta f (plural chuletas)

1. (of meat) chop

   Synonym: tajada

2. (golf) divot
3. (slang) cheat sheet

   Synonym: código (Philippines)

4. (Nicaragua, colloquial) attractive (of a woman)

Derived terms

• chuletón

Related terms

• chulo

Further reading

• “chuleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “chuleta”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010