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chaval

[t͡ʃaˈβ̞al]

Rhymes with al

Where it comes from

Del caló chavó, a través de la forma de vocativo plural chavale, del romaní (macrolengua) ćhavo.

noun chavales · chavala · chavalas

Spain, colloquial Ser humano de corta edad, en especial el que no ha llegado a la pubertad.

In English

boy male child
lad familiar term of address for a young man
kid young person (colloq.)

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"chaval." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/chaval. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chaval. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/chaval

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"chaval." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/chaval.

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@misc{chaval_2026,
  title = {chaval},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/chaval},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}