chimal

See also: Chimal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl chimalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈmal/ [t͡ʃiˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: chi‧mal

Noun

chimal m (plural chimales)

1. (New Mexico) shield (armor)

   Synonym: escudo

References

• Romero, Simon, Rios, Desiree (2023 April 9) “New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth”, in The New York Times‎^[1], retrieved April 9, 2023
• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[2], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN