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chala

Spanish, noun

chala is spelled C-H-A-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 59,847th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chala is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “marijuana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of chalar. With an accent, chalá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of chalar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hoja alargada y firme que cubre la mazorca del maíz, usada tradicionalmente como relleno de jergones y como…”.

What does chala mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemarijuana

  2. 2

    femininesandal

  3. 3

    femininecorn husk

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as chalá
  1. 1

    second-person singular voseo imperative of chalar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Hoja alargada y firme que cubre la mazorca del maíz, usada tradicionalmente como relleno de jergones y como envoltorio de cigarros y preparados culinarios. 2. Bien que se usa para el pago de otros bienes y servicios y como unidad de medida de la riqueza. 3. Picadura de las sumidades floridas de la marihuana, utilizada como psicoactivo. 4. Tipo de calzado formado por una suela y correas de sujeción.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of chala

  • chalas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to chala

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is chala in Spanish?

chala appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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