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chancleta.

slipper or flip-flop (house shoe)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃanˈkleta/[t͡ʃãŋˈkle.t̪a]

  1. slipper or flip-flop (house shoe)

    feminine

  2. weapon (blunt object)

    feminine

  3. girl

    Latin-America · colloquial · feminine

  4. accelerator (accelerator pedal)

    Colombia · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish chancla Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etbor. Spanish -eta Spanish chancleta From chancla + -eta.

noun/t͡ʃanˈkleta/[t͡ʃãŋˈkle.t̪a]

  1. inept person

    by-personal-gender · colloquial · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish chancla Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etbor. Spanish -eta Spanish chancleta From chancla + -eta.

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