chabola

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txabola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈβɔla̝/

Noun

chabola f (plural chabolas)

1. shed, storehouse

   Synonyms: alboio, cabanón, pendello

2. (figurative) shanty, shack

   Synonyms: choupana, choza

Derived terms

• Chabola
• chaboleiro

References

• “chabola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chabola” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chabola” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txabola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈbola/ [t͡ʃaˈβ̞o.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: cha‧bo‧la

Noun

chabola f (plural chabolas)

1. (Spain) shanty; an old run-down house or shack

Derived terms

• chabolismo
• chabolista

 

See also

• cabaña

Further reading

• “chabola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014