chalán

See also: Chalán, chalan, and chålan

Spanish

Etymology

From French chaland, from chaloir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlan/ [t͡ʃaˈlãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: cha‧lán

Noun

chalán m (plural chalanes, feminine chalana, feminine plural chalanas)

1. a traditional cowboy (vaquero) from Northern Peru
2. the distinctive costume worn by a chalan, including a linen poncho, a straw sombrero, etc.
3. (by extension) a gallant
4. (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) an assistant or helper of a contruction worker, especially of a mason or painter

Further reading

• “chalán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “chalán”, 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