chévere
Spanish, noun/ˈt͡ʃebeɾe/
chévere is spelled C-H-É-V-E-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 38,543rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chévere is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hot dog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hombre que cuida en exceso de su apariencia y vestimenta”.
What does chévere mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineslangterrific, cool, awesome, nifty
noun
- 1
masculinehot dog
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De muy buena calidad o factura. 2. Dicho de una persona, desvergonzado, descarado o caradura.
adverb: 1. De manera chévere₁.
noun: 1. Hombre que cuida en exceso de su apariencia y vestimenta. 2. Bocadillo de salchicha de Viena.^([cita requerida]) Se prepara con la salchicha frita, escabeche, repollo curtido, chile jalapeño y salsas.
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 chévere
- chéveres feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chévere?
- /ˈt͡ʃebeɾe/
- [ˈt͡ʃe.β̞e.ɾe]
- [ˈt͡ʃeβ̞eɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chévere
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chévere in Spanish?
chévere appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).