chabelear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From chabela +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃabeleˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.β̞e.leˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧be‧le‧ar

Verb

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chabelear (first-person singular present chabeleo, first-person singular preterite chabeleé, past participle chabeleado)

  1. (transitive, slang, El Salvador) to make an ersatz or knockoff of (something)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • chabelear” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010