jale
Meaning
-
- (Mexico,masculine,slang) job, work
- (Peru,masculine,slang) sex appeal
- (Peru,masculine,slang) charisma, pull
- (Peru,masculine) recruitment, signing up (in the context of being called to join an organization, sports club, political party, etc.)
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Hyphenated as
ja‧le
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈxale/
Etymology
Deverbal from jalar.
New
jalar
- (transitive) to pull
- (familiar,transitive) to draw (in); to attract
- (familiar,transitive) to eat with great appetite
- (intransitive) to pull (together)
- (familiar,intransitive) to hurry along; to get along
- (Mexico,familiar,intransitive) to function properly; to be in working order
- (Mexico,intransitive) to work, to have a job
- (Peru,transitive) to fail (an exam, a subject or an academic year at school or university)
- (Mexico,often,reflexive,slang,transitive,vulgar) to masturbate
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