chalán
Spanish, noun
chalán is spelled C-H-A-L-Á-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chalán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a traditional cowboy (vaquero) from Northern Peru” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, chalan is a different word: “third-person plural present indicative of chalar”.
What does chalán mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea traditional cowboy (vaquero) from Northern Peru
- 2
masculinethe distinctive costume worn by a chalan, including a linen poncho, a straw sombrero, etc.
- 3
masculinea gallant
- 4
Mexicocolloquialmasculinean assistant or helper of a construction worker, especially of a mason or painter
verb
- 1
third-person plural present indicative of chalar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que trata en ganado, especialmente caballar. 2. Que lucra mediante el engaño. 3. Que doma caballos. 4. Hábil para montar a caballo.
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 chalán
- chalanes plural
- chalana feminine
- chalanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is chalán in Spanish?
chalán appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).