chinela
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Noun edit
chinela (plural chinelas)
- A flat slipper worn in the Philippines
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian cianella (dialectal), from pianella, ultimately from Latin plānus.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: chi‧ne‧la
Noun edit
chinela f (plural chinelas)
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Noun edit
chinela f (plural chinelas)
Noun edit
chinela f (plural chinelas)
- female equivalent of chinelo (“costumed dancer”)
Further reading edit
- “chinela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014