chinela
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃiˈnela/
chinela is spelled C-H-I-N-E-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish, the 268,459th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chinela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “slipper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of chinelo (“costumed dancer”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Calzado a modo de zapato, sencillo, sin talón y de suela ligera, que por lo común solo se usa dentro de la…”.
What does chinela mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslipper
- 2
feminineflip-flop
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chinelo (“costumed dancer”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Calzado a modo de zapato, sencillo, sin talón y de suela ligera, que por lo común solo se usa dentro de la casa, o como calzado informal. 2. Especie de chapín de que usaban las mujeres sobre el calzado en tiempo de lodos.
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 chinela
- chinelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chinela?
- /t͡ʃiˈnela/
- [t͡ʃiˈne.la]
- [t͡ʃiˈnela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chinela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chinela in Spanish?
chinela appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).