chabela

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈbela/ [t͡ʃaˈβ̞e.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: cha‧be‧la

Adjective

chabela m or f (masculine and feminine plural chabelas)

1. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) ersatz; counterfeit

   Synonym: chabeleado

2. (colloquial, El Salvador) used

Further reading

• “chabela”, 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