chinelo
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃiˈnelo/
chinelo is spelled C-H-I-N-E-L-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish, the 292,142nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chinelo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a kind of traditional costumed dancer for the Mexican state of Morelos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does chinelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea kind of traditional costumed dancer for the Mexican state of Morelos
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of chinelo
- chinelos plural
- chinela feminine
- chinelas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chinelo?
- /t͡ʃiˈnelo/
- [t͡ʃiˈne.lo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chinelo in Spanish?
chinelo appears about once in every 71 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).