chajalele

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaxaˈlele/ [t͡ʃa.xaˈle.le]
• Rhymes: -ele
• Syllabification: cha‧ja‧le‧le

Noun

chajalele m (plural chajaleles)

1. (Guatemala) a toy consisting of a metal disc with two holes equidistant from the center, to which a rotational movement is imparted by threading a string through the holes and pulling or loosening the string with both thumbs.

   Synonym: (El Salvador) chacalele

Further reading

• “chajalele”, 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