chimbolero

Spanish

Etymology

From chimbolo (“molly (type of fish)”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃimboˈleɾo/ [t͡ʃĩm.boˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: chim‧bo‧le‧ro

Noun

chimbolero m (plural chimboleros)

1. (El Salvador) place where mollies abound
2. (colloquial, El Salvador) hell

   Synonym: infierno

Further reading

• “chimbolero”, 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
• “chimbolero”, 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
• Tesis estudio del sustrato lingüístico indígena en el español salvadoreño