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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chola.
Pronunciation
Noun
chola (plural cholas)
- A female cholo (Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics).
Alabama
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa. Cognate with Choctaw chula (“fox”) and Chickasaw chula (“fox”)
Noun
chola
- fox
Atong (India)
Etymology
From Assamese চোলা (süla).
Pronunciation
Noun
chola (Bengali script চোলা)
- shirt
References
Chickasaw
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa.
Pronunciation
Noun
chola (alienable)
- fox
Inflection
Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)
| Nouns in ch-, k-, t-
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Singular |
Plural |
Inclusive Tri-Plural
|
| 1st-person ("my, our")
|
anchola
an-chola |
ponchola
pon-chola |
haponchola
hapon-chola
|
| 2nd-person ("thy, your")
|
chinchola
chin-chola |
hachinchola
hachin-chola
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| 3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")
|
inchola
in-chola
|
Derived terms
Choctaw
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa. Cognate with Chickasaw chola, Alabama chola, Creek culv
Pronunciation
Noun
chola (transcription cholá', alienable)
- fox
Garo
Etymology
Borrowed from Assamese চোলা (süla).
Noun
chola
- shirt
Koasati
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *čolaCa.
Noun
chola
- fox
Spanish
Noun
chola f (plural cholas)
- female equivalent of cholo
- (colloquial) noggin; head
- (colloquial) brains; know-how
- (colloquial, Venezuela) sandal, flip-flop
Descendants
Adjective
chola f
- feminine singular of cholo
Further reading
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish chola, feminine of cholo. Possibly popularized via Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories where cholos were featured.
Pronunciation
Noun
chola (masculine cholo, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜎ) (slang)
- female hipster, street gang member, or somebody with similar characteristics
See also
Xhosa
Etymology
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Verb
-chola
- to pick up
Inflection
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