chilena
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃiˈlena/
chilena is spelled C-H-I-L-E-N-A (7 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,406th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chilena is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bicycle kick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of chileno (“Chilean”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Jugada acrobática del fútbol que consiste en chutar el balón durante un salto, golpeándolo con una pierna…”.
What does chilena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chileno (“Chilean”)
- 2
femininebicycle kick
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of chileno
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jugada acrobática del fútbol que consiste en chutar el balón durante un salto, golpeándolo con una pierna elevada sobre el resto del cuerpo, que a su vez está en el aire. 2. Género musical de los estados de Guerrero y Oaxaca en México, que tiene sus raíces en la cueca chilena y en las tradiciones musicales de la Costa Chica mexicana.
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 chilena
- chilenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chilena?
- /t͡ʃiˈlena/
- [t͡ʃiˈle.na]
- [t͡ʃiˈlena]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chilena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chilena in Spanish?
chilena appears 18 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).