jaleo
Spanish, noun
jaleo is spelled J-A-L-E-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,307th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jaleo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ruckus; uproar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of jalear. With an accent, jaleó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of jalear”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de jalear (animar o divertirse en una reunión o presentación con palamadas, voces y…”.
What does jaleo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineruckus; uproar
montar un jaleo
- 2
masculineconfusion; hassle
- 3
masculineapplause; cheering
- 4
masculinejaleo (lively Andalusian dance)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of jalear
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of jalear
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de jalear (animar o divertirse en una reunión o presentación con palamadas, voces y percusión). 2. Bullicio y mucho ruido sin ningún tipo de orden ni concierto. 3. Problemas, conflicto o riña entre algunas personas. 4. Tipo de baile tradicional andaluz, que incluye también cierta tonada, cante y coplas.
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 jaleo
- jaleos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to jaleo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jaleo in Spanish?
jaleo 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).