chullo

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English

A chullo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua ch'ullu.[1]

Noun

chullo (plural chullos)

  1. A type of hat from Peru or Bolivia, usually made from wool or a similar fabric, and often having ear flaps that tie under the chin for warmth.
    • 2009 January 22, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Season of the Chullo”, in New York Times‎:
      While they’re there, they will probably buy a chullo or two, one of those cone-like alpaca pan-Andean hats with earflaps.

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References

  1. ^ “chullo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua ch'ullu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈt͡ʃuʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈt͡ʃuʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈt͡ʃuʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈt͡ʃuʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: chu‧llo

Noun

chullo m (plural chullos)

  1. chullo

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