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chaval

(Engels)

  1. (Spain, masculine) kid, boy
  2. (masculine) young man, lad, youngster
  3. (Spain, informal, masculine) buddy, guy

Frequentie

B2
Met koppelteken als
cha‧val
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/t͡ʃaˈbal/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Caló chavó, from Romani ćhavo. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva, “baby animal”), from Sanskrit *छाप (*chāpa). Cognate with Pali chāpa (“the young of an animal”) and Marathi छावा (chāvā, “cub”). Related to Portuguese chavalo and English chav and regional German Chabo.

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