cheloso

Spanish

Etymology

From chele +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈloso/ [t͡ʃeˈlo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: che‧lo‧so

Adjective

cheloso (feminine chelosa, masculine plural chelosos, feminine plural chelosas)

1. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) having sleep (sleepy dust) in one's eyes

   Synonym: lagañoso

Further reading

• “cheloso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “cheloso”, 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