chale
Spanish, interjection
chale is spelled C-H-A-L-E (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 34,926th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chale is a Spanish interjection meaning “Interjection that denotes surprise, sadness or disapproval” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of chalar. With an accent, chalé is a different word: “cottage, chalet”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se usa para denotar molestia, desconcierto o extrañeza”.
What does chale mean in English?
interjection
- 1
MexicocolloquialslangInterjection that denotes surprise, sadness or disapproval.
- 2
UScolloquialslang"no" intensified (similar to "hell no" or "yeah right")
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
masculinecottage, chalet
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of chalar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona de origen chino o con rasgos orientales avecindada en México.
interjection: 1. Se usa para denotar molestia, desconcierto o extrañeza.
noun: 1. Edificio concebido principalmente para su uso como vivienda unifamiliar, que comparte terreno en una misma finca con una superficie sin construir, como un jardín o un patio adyacente, pero sin patio interior entre las habitaciones.
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 chale
- chalés plural
- chales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to chale
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chale in Spanish?
chale appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).