chale

See also: Chale, chalé, chalè, châle, Chalé, and chałę

Mapudungun

Noun

chale (Unified spelling)

  1. The husband of someone's sororal niece

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.lɛ/
  • Rhymes: -alɛ
  • Syllabification: cha‧le

Noun

chale f

  1. dative/locative singular of chała

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃale/ [ˈt͡ʃa.le]
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Syllabification: cha‧le

Interjection

chale

  1. (US, slang) "No" intensified. Similar to "hell no" or "yeah right".
    • 2006. DA Bronx Bombers. Pick me, Memoirs of the Little League.
      Chale (Coach loved to use Mexican-American slang – Chale meant “Hell No!”), I want you to be a big target for Rudy so just try your best ok!”

Usage notes

A word that is sometimes yelled when something goes wrong. It's not an offensive word, but considered to be highly informal.

Verb

chale

  1. inflection of chalar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

  • chale, In Websters Online dictionary.

Further reading

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