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cetro s.m. 1. sceptre. 2. kingdom.
ceutí adj. from Ceuta.
ceviche s.m. Peruvian national dish of raw fish
marinated in lemon juice.
CFC s.m. CFC.
Ch s.f. Ch (formerly, his combination suffler no
hyephanon in writing nor spreareng Spanish
alphabet).
chabacanamente adv. coarsely, in bad taste.
chabacanería s.f. 1. vulgar comment, crass
remark. 2. vulgarity.
chabacano -na, adj. 1. common, tacky,
ordinary (persona). 2. vulgar, coarse, tacky
(apariencia).
chabola s.f. 1. shack, shanty (barraca). 2. hut,
shed (cabaña).
chabolismo s.m. slum, shanty towns.
chacal s.m. ZOOL. jackal.
chácara s.f. 1. (Am.)leather bag 2. farm
(chacra).
chacarero -ra, s.m. y f. (Am.) farmer.
chacha s.f. (fam.) maid, nursemaid.
chachachá s.m. cha-cha-cha, cha-cha.
chachalaca s.f. ZOOL. chachalaca (pájaro de
América Central).
cháchara s.f. small talk, chatter, idle talk.
chacharear v.i. (fam.) to chatter, to chat, to
gossip.
chacharero -ra, adj. 1. talkative. s.m. y f. 2.
chatterer.
chachi adj. nice, fine.
chacho s.m. boy.
chacina s.f. pork.
chacinería s.f. pork butcher’s shop.
chacinero -ra, s.m. y f. pork butcher.
chacó s.m. shako (casco con plumaje).
chacoleteo s.m. clattering.
chacolí s.m. dry white wine from the Basque
Country.
chacolotear v.i. to clatter (herradura).
chacona s.f. chaconne.
chacota s.f. 1. joking, noisy merriment. 2. echar/
tomar a ~, to make fun, to take as a joke. 3.
estar de ~, to be in a joking mood.
chacotear v.i. 1. to make fun, to mess around,
to clown around. v.pron. 2. chacotearse de
algo/alguien, to make fun of something/
somebody.
chacoteo s.m. messing about, joking, clowning.
chacra s.f. (Am.) small farm.
chacuaco adj. (Am.) coarse, crude.
chafallar v.t. to do shoddily, to mend shoddily,
to botch.
chafallo s.m. botched job, blot, blotch.
chafallón s.m. botcher, careless worker.
chafar v.t. 1. to flatten, to crush. 2. to crease,
to crumple. 3. to cut someone short, to shut
someone up, to take someone down a peg.
v.pron. 4. to get crushed.
chafarrinar v.t. to spot, to stain.
chafarrinón s.m. spot, stain.
chafe s.m. cop, policeman.
chaflán s.m. 1. bevelled edge, chamfer. 2. cant.
chaflanar v.t. to bevel, to chamfer.
chagra s.f. (Am.) small farm
chaguar v.t. (Am.) to wring, to milk.
chaguite s.m. (Am.) bog, swamp.
chah s.m. shah (emperador de Irán).
chahuistle s.m. (Am.) mildew, rust.
chaina s.f. Indian flute.
chaira s.f. 1. steel, sharpener. 2. shoemaker’s
knife.
chaira s.f. knife sharpener, shoemaker´s knife.
chal s.m. shawl, stole.
chala s.f. (Am.) tender leaf of maize, husk.
chalaco s.m. (Am.) native, inhabitant of El Callao
(en Perú).
chalado -da, adj. dotty, crazy, mad.
chaladura s.f. craze, foolish thing.
chalán s.m. 1. (Am.) horse dealer. 2. huckster,
sharp dealer. 3. (Am.) horse breaker.
chalana s.f. MAR. barge, lighter, wherry.
chalanear v.i. 1. to be a sharp dealer, to bargain
shrewdly. v.i. 2. (Am.) to train, to break.
chalaneo s.m. 1. dealing, trading. 2. (Am.)
horse-breaking.
chalar v.t. 1. (fam.) to drive crazy. v.r. 2. to go
mad, to go crazy.
chalarse v.t. to go crazy, to go mad, to be crazy
about.
chalchihuite s.m. (Am.) sorcery, witchcraft.
chalé o chalet s.m. 1. chalet (casa con jardín).
2. country house (en el campo).
chaleco s.m. 1. waiscoat brit.; vest (EEUU). 2. ~
salvavidas, life jacket.
chalina s.f. scarf (fular).
chalona s.f. salted mutton.
chalote s.m. BOT. shallot.
chalupa s.f. 1. MAR. launch, boat (barca). 2.
narrow canoe (canoa). 3. (Am.) maize cake.
s.m. y f. 4. nutcase, crackpot. adj.
chamaco -ca, s.m. y f. 1. (Am.) boy, lad, kid. 2.
girl, lass.
chamal s.m. (Am.) Araucanian cape.
chamán s.m. REL. shaman.
chamanismo s.m. REL. shamanism.
chamarilear v.i. to barter, to exchange.
chamarilero -ra o chamarillero, -ra, s.m. y f.
secondhand dealer, junk dealer.
chamarra s.f. sheepskin jacket.
chamba s.f. 1. (fam.) fluke, lucky break (suerte).
2. (Am.) job, occupation (trabajo).
chambear v.i. (Am.) 1. to work, 2. to fill with turf.
chambelán s.m. chamberlain.
chambergo s.m. broad-brimmed soft hat.
chambón adj. 1. (fam.) (fig.) lucky, jammy. 2.
awkward, clumsy.
chambonada s.f. 1. fluke, lucky shot. 2. blunder.
3. awkwardness, clumsiness.
chambra s.f. blouse, camisole.
chambra s.f. woman´s short jacket.
chamiza s.f. BOT. chamiso (planta usada para
techar).
chamizo s.m. 1. shack, slum, hovel. 2. gambling
den. 3. half-burnt tree.
chamorro -rra, adj. 1. shaved, shorn (persona).
2. beardless (trigo).
champán s.m. champagne.
champaña s.m. champagne.
champanazo s.m. (Am.) champagne party.
champiñón s.m. BOT. mushroom.
champú s.m. shampoo.
champurrar v.t. to mix liquors.
chamuchina s.f. (Am.) rabble, riffraff, mob.
chamullar v.t. 1. (fam.) to speak, to talk (hablar).
2. to speak a little, to have a smattering of
(chapurrear).
chamuscar v.t. 1. to scorch, to singe. v.pron. 2.
to get cross, to take offence.
chamusquina s.f. 1. singeing, scorching. 2.
row, quarrel. 3. (fig.) esto huele a ~, there’s
something fishy going on here.
chancaca s.f. loaf sugar.
chancadora s.f. (Am.) crushing machine.
chancar v.t. 1. (Am.) to crush, to grind, to
triturate. 2. (fig.) to beat, to ill-treat. 3. to
bungle, to botch (hacer una chapuza).
chancay s.m. (Am.) sweet bread.
chance s.m.. (Am.) chance, opportunity.
chancear v.i. 1. to joke, to make jokes, to crack
jokes. v.pron. 2. to kid around. 3. chancearse
de, to make fun of.
chancero adj. fond of jokes, merry.
chancha s.f. 1. sow. s.m. 2. (Am.) filthy woman,
slovenly woman.
chanchada s.f. (Am.) dirty trick (jugarreta).
chanchán adv. (Am.) in cash.
chanchería s.f. (Am.) pork butcher’s.
chanchi adj. fine, nice.
chancho -cha, adj. 1. (Am.) dirty, filthy. s.m. 2.
pig.
chanchullero -ra, adj. 1. dodgy, crooked. s.m. y
f. 2. crook, dodgy dealer.
chanchullo s.m. 1. racket, fiddle, dodgy deal. 2.
andar en chanchullos, to be on the fiddle, to
be involved in something shady.
chanciller s.m. chancellor.
chancillería s.f. HIST. chancery.
chancla s.f. 1. slipper (casa). 2. flip-flop (playa).
chancleta s.f. 1. old shoe. 2. flip-flop (playa). 3.
(Am.) baby girl. 4. nincompoop.
chancletear v.i. to shuffle.
chancletero adj. (Am.) low class, common.
chanclo s.m. 1. clog (de madera). 2. galosh,
overshoe, rubber shoe (de goma).
chancón s.m. (Am.) swot.
chancro s.m. 1. MED. chancre. 2. BOT. canker.
chándal s.m. DEP. tracksuit.
chanfaina s.f. offal stew.
chanfle s.m. (Am.) bevel, slating cut.
changa s.f. (Am.) joke.
changador s.m. (Am.) porter.
chango s.m. (Am.) boy, kid.
changuear v.i. (Am.) to joke.
changuero adj. (Am.) merry, fond of jokes.
changui s.m.. (Am.) trick.
chanquete s.m. ZOOL. Small fish similar to
young anchovy.
chantaje s.m. blackmail.
chantajear s.m. blackmailer.
chantajista s.m. y f. blackmailer.
chantar v.t. 1. to thrust. 2. to put on, to dress. 3.
~ algo a uno, to tell someone something to
their face.
chantilly o chantilli s.m. 1. whipped cream. 2.
embroidered lace fabric.
chantre s.m. MÚS. precentor.
chanza s.f. joke.
chanzoneta s.f. old little song.
chapa s.f. 1. sheet (metal). 2. panel, veneer
(madera). 3. common sense, prudence. 4.
(Am.) lock.
chapado -da, adj. 1. veneered (con madera).
2. plated (con metal): chapado en oro, gold
plated. 3. (fig.) ~ a la antigua, old fashioned,
of the old school.
chapalear v.i. to splash.
chapaleo s.m. splash, splashing.
chapaleteo s.m. 1. lap, lapping. 2. pattering. 3.
splash, splashing (chapoteo).
chapapote s.m. (Am.) asphalt.
chapapote s.m. (Am.) bitumen, asphalt.
chapar v.t. 1. to plate (con metal). 2. to veneer
(con madera). 3. to throw out, to come up
with (decir algo desagradable). 4. to study
carefully. 5. (Am.) to catch (agarrar, atrapar).
chaparral s.m. 1. chaparral, thicket. 2.grove of
dwarf oaks (arboleda de robles pequeños).
chaparrear v.i. 1. to pour in torrents, to pour
down. 2. (fig.) to rain cats and dogs (llover
intensamente).
chaparro -rra, adj. 1. chubby, plump
(rechoncho) s.m. 2. (fig.) stubby person
(regordete, guatón, panzudo) 3. BOT. holm
oak, holy oak.
chaparrón s.m. downpour, cloudburst, shower.
chapeado -da, adj. 1. plated (con metal). 2.
veneered (con madera). 3. (Am.) rich.
chapear v.t. 1. to plate (con metal). 2. to veneer
(con madera). 3. to clatter. v.pron. 4. to
become rich.