chalado

Spanish

Etymology

From chalar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlado/ [t͡ʃaˈla.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: cha‧la‧do

Adjective

chalado (feminine chalada, masculine plural chalados, feminine plural chaladas)

1. (informal) crazy

   Synonyms: alelado, lelo, tonto

   estar chalado por ― to be crazy about/for

Noun

chalado m (plural chalados, feminine chalada, feminine plural chaladas)

1. (informal) nut (insane person)

Related terms

• chaladura
• chalar

Descendants

• → Catalan: xalat

Participle

chalado (feminine chalada, masculine plural chalados, feminine plural chaladas)

1. past participle of chalar

Further reading

• “chalado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025