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Spanish
Etymology
Possibly from Italian ciabattino (“cobbler”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. reference
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃabaˈkano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: cha‧ba‧ca‧no
Adjective
chabacano (feminine chabacana, masculine plural chabacanos, feminine plural chabacanas)
- tacky, tawdry, gaudy, vulgar, coarse
- Synonyms: charro, grosero, cutre
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Noun
chabacano m (plural chabacanos)
- (Mexico) apricot
- Synonyms: albaricoque, (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) damasco
- (uncountable) Chavacano (Philippine Creole Spanish)
2009, Carol A. Klee, El español en contacto con otras lenguas, Georgetown University Press, →ISBN, page 105:El único dialecto de la lengua criolla basada en el español en Filipinas que sigue vigente hoy en día es el chabacano de Zamboanga—también conocido como zamboangueño—con casi 300,000 hablantes.- The only dialect of the Spanish-based creole language in the Philippines that remains current today is Zamboangan Chavacano—also known as Zamboangueño—with almost 300,000 speakers.
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