chaval
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See also: čhaval
Romansch
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Etymology
From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin.
Noun
chaval m (plural chavals) (Rumantsch Grischun)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Caló chavó, from Romani ćhavo. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva, “baby animal”), from Sanskrit *छाप (chāpa). Cognate with Pali chāpa (“the young of an animal”) and Marathi छावा (chāvā, “cub”). Related to Portuguese chavalo and English chav and regional German Chabo.
Pronunciation
Noun
chaval m (plural chavales, feminine chavala, feminine plural chavalas)
- (chiefly Spain) kid, boy
- young man, lad, youngster
- Synonym: (Mexico) chavo
- (Spain, informal) buddy, guy
- 2020, “El Parque de las Balas”, performed by Carolina Durante:
- En el parque de las balas / Tardes y noches, fines de semanas / Con los chavales y con las chavalas
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “chaval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Lucía Petisco, Benjamín Cabaleiro, Gonzalo Montaño, Ana Segovia (2019) “Romani Lessons”, in Joaquín López Bustamante, editor, Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Madrid, retrieved August 27, 2021