chollo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʝo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʎo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʃo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʒo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cho‧llo

Etymology 1

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Noun

chollo m (plural chollos)

  1. (colloquial) bargain
    Synonyms: bicoca, ganga
    • 2013 November 7, “A la caza del ofertón en coches de segunda mano”, in Cinco Días‎[1]:
      Pero lo que verdaderamente interesa es encontrar la ganga, el chollo, el ofertón.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (colloquial) plum, easy job
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

chollo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chollar

Further reading

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