chaval

See also: čhaval

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin.

Noun

chaval m (plural chavals) (Rumantsch Grischun)

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight

See also

Chess pieces in Romansch · figuras da schah (layout · text)
retg dama tur currider chaval pur

Spanish

Etymology

From Caló chavó, from Romani ćhavo. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva, “baby animal”), from Sanskrit *छाप (*chāpa). Cognate with Pali chāpa (“the young of an animal”) and Marathi छावा (chāvā, “cub”). Related to Portuguese chavalo and English chav and regional German Chabo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈbal/ [t͡ʃaˈβ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: cha‧val

Noun

chaval m (plural chavales, feminine chavala, feminine plural chavalas)

  1. (chiefly Spain) kid, boy
    Synonyms: (Mexico) chamaco, (Mexico) chavo, chico, niño, muchacho
  2. young man, lad, youngster
    Synonym: (Mexico) chavo
  3. (Spain, informal) buddy, guy
    • 2020, “El Parque de las Balas”, performed by Carolina Durante:
      En el parque de las balas / Tardes y noches, fines de semanas / Con los chavales y con las chavalas
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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “chaval”, 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
  • Lucía Petisco, Benjamín Cabaleiro, Gonzalo Montaño, Ana Segovia (2019) “Romani Lessons”, in Joaquín López Bustamante, editor, Fundación Secretariado Gitano‎[1], Madrid, retrieved 27 August 2021
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