chulear

Spanish

Etymology

From chulo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuleˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃu.leˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chu‧le‧ar

Verb

chulear (first-person singular present chuleo, first-person singular preterite chuleé, past participle chuleado)

1. (transitive) to compliment, show off

   Synonyms: jactarse, presumir, fanfarronear

2. (transitive, colloquial) to pimp
3. (transitive, colloquial) to exploit, sponge

   Synonym: cafichear

4. (transitive) to make fun of, ridicule

   Synonym: reírse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chulear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chulear
gerund			chuleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chuleado		chuleada
		plural		chuleados		chuleadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chuleo	chuleastú chuleásvos	chulea	chuleamos	chuleáis	chulean
	imperfect	chuleaba	chuleabas	chuleaba	chuleábamos	chuleabais	chuleaban
	preterite	chuleé	chuleaste	chuleó	chuleamos	chuleasteis	chulearon
	future	chulearé	chulearás	chuleará	chulearemos	chulearéis	chulearán
	conditional	chulearía	chulearías	chulearía	chulearíamos	chulearíais	chulearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chulee	chuleestú chuleésvos2	chulee	chuleemos	chuleéis	chuleen
	imperfect (ra)	chuleara	chulearas	chuleara	chuleáramos	chulearais	chulearan
	imperfect (se)	chulease	chuleases	chulease	chuleásemos	chuleaseis	chuleasen
	future1	chuleare	chuleares	chuleare	chuleáremos	chuleareis	chulearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chuleatú chuleávos	chulee	chuleemos	chulead	chuleen
	negative		no chulees	no chulee	no chuleemos	no chuleéis	no chuleen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of chulear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive chulear	dative	chulearme	chulearte	chulearle, chulearse	chulearnos	chulearos	chulearles, chulearse
	accusative	chulearme	chulearte	chulearlo, chulearla, chulearse	chulearnos	chulearos	chulearlos, chulearlas, chulearse
with gerund chuleando	dative	chuleándome	chuleándote	chuleándole, chuleándose	chuleándonos	chuleándoos	chuleándoles, chuleándose
	accusative	chuleándome	chuleándote	chuleándolo, chuleándola, chuleándose	chuleándonos	chuleándoos	chuleándolos, chuleándolas, chuleándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chulea	dative	chuléame	chuléate	chuléale	chuléanos	not used	chuléales
	accusative	chuléame	chuléate	chuléalo, chuléala	chuléanos	not used	chuléalos, chuléalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chuleá	dative	chuleame	chuleate	chuleale	chuleanos	not used	chuleales
	accusative	chuleame	chuleate	chulealo, chuleala	chuleanos	not used	chulealos, chulealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chulee	dative	chuléeme	not used	chuléele, chuléese	chuléenos	not used	chuléeles
	accusative	chuléeme	not used	chuléelo, chuléela, chuléese	chuléenos	not used	chuléelos, chuléelas
with first-person plural imperative chuleemos	dative	not used	chuleémoste	chuleémosle	chuleémonos	chuleémoos	chuleémosles
	accusative	not used	chuleémoste	chuleémoslo, chuleémosla	chuleémonos	chuleémoos	chuleémoslos, chuleémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chulead	dative	chuleadme	not used	chuleadle	chuleadnos	chuleaos	chuleadles
	accusative	chuleadme	not used	chuleadlo, chuleadla	chuleadnos	chuleaos	chuleadlos, chuleadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chuleen	dative	chuléenme	not used	chuléenle	chuléennos	not used	chuléenles, chuléense
	accusative	chuléenme	not used	chuléenlo, chuléenla	chuléennos	not used	chuléenlos, chuléenlas, chuléense

Further reading

• “chulear”, 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