Masculine
chaval
Meaning
- (Spain, masculine) kid, boy
- (masculine) young man, lad, youngster
- (Spain, informal, masculine) buddy, guy
Concepts
Synonyms
niño varón
chiqüelo
chavalo(la)
chigüin
chibolo
Frequency
Hyphenated as
cha‧val
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃaˈbal/
Etymology
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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