chelo

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin gelu.

Noun

chelo

1. ice

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “chelo”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃelo/ [ˈt͡ʃe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: che‧lo

Etymology 1

From Yucatec Maya chel.

Adjective

chelo (feminine chela, masculine plural chelos, feminine plural chelas)

1. (Central America, slang) blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed

   Synonym: rubio

Noun

chelo m (plural chelos, feminine chela, feminine plural chelas)

1. (Central America, slang) a blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed person

See also

• chele
• güero
• gringo

Etymology 2

Shortening of violonchelo.

Noun

chelo m (plural chelos)

1. cello (musical instrument)

Further reading

• “chelo”, 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