chale

See also: Chale, chalé, chalè, châle, Chalé, and chałę

Mapudungun

Noun

chale (Unified spelling)

1. The husband of someone's sororal niece

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -alɛ
• Syllabification: cha‧le

Noun

chale f

1. dative/locative singular of chała

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃale/ [ˈt͡ʃa.le]
• Rhymes: -ale
• Syllabification: cha‧le

Interjection

chale

1. (Mexican Spanish, slang) Interjection that denotes surprise, sadness or disapproval.

1. (US, slang) "no" intensified (similar to "hell no" or "yeah right")

Usage notes

• A word that is sometimes yelled when something goes wrong. It's not an offensive word, but considered to be highly informal.

Verb

chale

1. inflection of chalar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

• chale, In Websters Online dictionary.

Further reading

• “chale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28