chavo

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See also: chavó, ćhavo, and čhavo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ochavo.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -avu, (Northern Portugal) -abu
  • Hyphenation: cha‧vo

Noun

chavo m (plural chavos)

  1. small coin (small amount of money)

References

  1. ^ “chavo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “chavo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romani

Noun

chavo m anim (plural chave)

  1. Anglicized form of ćhavo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃabo/
  • Rhymes: -abo
  • Syllabification: cha‧vo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Caló chavó.

Noun

chavo m (plural chavos, feminine chava, feminine plural chavas)

  1. (Mexico) boy, kid
    Synonym: chaval
    El Chavo del Ocho
    The Kid or The Boy from number Eight
  2. (Mexico, slang) guy (usually in his 20's)
    Synonym: chaval

Etymology 2

Clipping of ochavo

Noun

chavo m (plural chavos)

  1. (colloquial) ochavo (former currency of Spain made of copper)
  2. (colloquial, Cuba) centavo (subunit of the Cuban peso)
  3. (colloquial, Puerto Rico) centavo (subunit of the Puerto Rican dollar)
  4. (colloquial, Puerto Rico) cent (subunit of the US dollar)
  5. (colloquial, Puerto Rico) penny, cash, dough

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