chabeleado

Spanish

Etymology

From chabelear +‎ -ado

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃabeleˈado/ [t͡ʃa.β̞e.leˈa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: cha‧be‧le‧a‧do

Adjective

chabeleado (feminine chabeleada, masculine plural chabeleados, feminine plural chabeleadas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) ersatz; counterfeit

   Synonym: chabela

Further reading

• “chabeleado”, 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