chinelo

Portuguese

chinelo

Etymology

From chinela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.lo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.lu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnɛ.lu/

• Hyphenation: chi‧ne‧lo.

Noun

chinelo m (plural chinelos)

1. slipper (low shoe usually worn indoors)

   Synonym: chinela

2. flip-flop (a sandal, usually of rubber)

   Synonyms: chinelo de dedo, havaiana, sandália havaiana

3. (vulgar, Brazil) lowlife

   Synonyms: pé de chinelo, pilantra, malandro

Related terms

• chineleiro
• chinelada

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnelo/ [t͡ʃiˈne.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: chi‧ne‧lo

Noun

chinelo m (plural chinelos, feminine chinela, feminine plural chinelas)

1. a kind of traditional costumed dancer for the Mexican state of Morelos