chulo
Galician
Adjective
chulo (feminine chula, masculine plural chulos, feminine plural chulas)
Noun
chulo m (plural chulos)
Portuguese
Noun
chulo m (plural chulos)
- a term in foul language, coarse, profanity
- (Portugal) pimp (prostitution solicitor)
Spanish
Etymology
From Mozarabic شّولُ (šúlo) from Latin sciolus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chulo (feminine chula, masculine plural chulos, feminine plural chulas) superlative: chulísimo
- (of actions) cute, pretty, lovely, cool
- (Spain, colloquial, of people) cocky (overly confident, arrogant and boastful)
- (Chile, colloquial) ordinary, common, vulgar, rascal
Usage notes
- Chulo is to define actions and means cute, but in people it means cocky. And to cocky actions is used chulesco. E.g. una jugada chula (a cute play); una jugada chulesca (a cocky play)
Derived terms
Noun
chulo m (plural chulos)
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