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chito interj. (Am.) sh!, hush!.
chitón interj. sh!, hush!
chiva s.f. 1. (Am.) nanny goat, 2. sensational
news.
chivar v.t. 1. (Am.) to annoy, to upset, to swindle.
v.pron. 2. to get annoyed. 3. to tell, to split.
chivatazo s.m. 1. tip-off, telling, informing. 2. dar
el ~, to inform, to give a tip-off, to split, to spill
the beans.
chivatear v.t. (Am.) to shout, to squeal, to inform.
chivato -ta, s.m. y f. 1. informer. 2. (Am.) kid,
young goat.
chivearse v.pron. (Am.) to get scared.
chivo -va, s.m. y f. 1. kid, goat, billy-goat. 2.
REL. (fig.) hacer de ~ expiatorio, to be the
scapegoat. 3. barba de ~, goatee, pointed
beard.
choc s.m. shock.
chocante adj. startling, striking, shocking,
surprising.
chocantería s.f. impertinence, coarse joke.
chocar v.i. 1. to hit, to run into, to collide with. 2.
MIL. (fig.) to clash, to fall out with. 3. to argue.
4. to be surprising, to surprise. 5. to be out of
place, not to fit in: sus modales chocaban
con su educación, his manners didn’t fit
in with his upbringing. 6. to clink (vasos), to
shake (manos): ¡chócala!, put it there!, shake
on it!
chocarrería s.f. coarseness, vulgarity, dirty joke,
coarse story.
chocarrero adj. coarse, vulgar.
chochear v.i. 1. to dodder, to be in one’s dotage,
to be senile. 2. (fig.) to be soft, to go all
sentimental.
chochera s.f. 1. dotage, senility. 2. doting,
favourite. 3. sentimental act.
chochez s.f. chochera.
chocho -cha, adj. 1 doddery, senile. 2. (Am.)
delighted, pleased. 3.(fig.) sentimental. 4.
BOT. lupin seed. 5. vulg. Cunt.
choclo s.m. 1. (Am.) clog (obstáculo) 2. BOT.
(Am.) cob, corncob.
choco adj. (Am.) one-eyed, curly-haired, dark
red.
chocolate s.m. (Am.)chocolate, drinking
chocolate.
chocolatera s.f. 1. chocolate-pot. 2. MAR. old
thing, old crock, hulk.
chocolatería s.f. chocolate factory o shop.
chocolatero -ra, adj. 1. fond of chocolate s.m. y
f. 2. chocolate maker (fabricante). 3. chocolate
seller (vendedor).
chocolatina s.f. chocolate bar.
chófer s.f. (Am.)chauffeur, driver.
cholgas s.f. pl. (Am.) mussels.
cholla o chola s.f. 1. nut, block, head, brains. 2.
(Am.) wound, sore.
chollo s.m. 1. cushy job, good number (trabajo).
2. bargain, snip (ganga).
cholo -la, adj. s.m. y f. 1. half-breed, mestizo. 2.
civilized Indian.
chompa s.f. (Am) sweater, jumper.
chompipe s.m. (Am.) turkey (pavo).
chopera s.f. poplar grove.
chopo s.m. 1. BOT. black poplar. 2. MIL. (fam.)
gun.
choque s.m. 1. crash, collision (de vehículos).
2. MED. shock 3. MIL. (fig.) conflict, clash
(conflicto). 4. impact (explosión).
choquezuela s.f. ANAT. kneecap.
chorear v.i. (Am.) to complain, to grumble.
chorear v.t. (Am.) to steal, to pinch.
choreo s.m. (Am.) complaint, stealing.
chorillo s.m. steady trickle.
chorizo s.m. 1. sausage, salami. 2. balancing
pole. 3. (fam.) thief, crook. 4. (Am.) fool, idiot.
chorlito s.m. 1. ZOOL. plover, golden. 2.
scatterbrain.
choro s.m. 1. ZOOL. (Am.) large mussel. 2. thief,
pickpocket.
chorote s.m. (Am.) drinking chocolate with
brown sugar.
chorra s.f. 1. luck. 2. prick.
chorrada s.f. 1. extra drop. 2. unnecessary
adornment.l
chorrear v.i. 1. to flow, to run, to drip. v.t. 2. to
pour, to drip with (verter) . 3. to tick off, to
dress down. 4. to give in dribs and drabs.
chorreo s.m. gushing, spouting, dripping.
chorrera s.f. 1. spout. 2. (Am.) stream, string. 3.
(fig.) una chorrera de, a lot of.
chorretada s.f. jet, squirt.
chorro s.m. 1. jet, spout. 2. dribble, trickle. 3.
stream, shower, flood. 4. AER. jet, blast. 5.
(fig.) salir a chorros, to gush out, to pour
out. 6. ~ de voz, a verbal blast, a loud voice.
7. hablar a chorros, to gabble, to jabber. 8.
soltar el ~, to burst out laughing. 9. AER.
propulsión a ~, jet propelled.
chotacabras s.f. nightjar.
chotear v.i. y pron. 1. to make fun of, to take the
mickey out of. v.i. 2. to joke, to take things as
a joke. v.t. 3. (Am.) to spoil, to pamper.
choteo s.m. jeering, leg-pulling.
chotis s.m. MÚS. shottische.
choto -ta, s.m. y f. 1. kid, young goat, calf. s.m.
2. (Am.) penis. 3. vulg. (Am.) prick.
chotuno adj. 1. sucking, very young. 2. sickly.
chova s.f. ZOOL. crow, rook, chough.
chovinismo s.m. chauvinism, jingoism.
chovinista adj. chauvinist, jingoist.
choza s.f. hut, shack, shanty.
chozno s.m. fifth generation descendant.
christmas s.m. crismas.
chubasco s.m. 1. sudden rainstorm, squall. 2.
(fig.) setback 3. (fig.) aguantar el chubasco, to
weather the atorm.
chubascoso -sa, adj. stormy, squally.
chubasquero s.m. raincoat.
chúcaro adj. 1. (Am.) wild, untamed (animal). 2.
shy, unsociable.
chucear v.t. (Am.) to goad, to prick.
chucha s.f. ZOOL. bitch.
chuchada s.f. (Am.) trick, swindle.
chuchear v.i. to whisper.
chuchear v.t. to hunt, to trap.
chuchería s.f. 1. trinket. 2. titbit, sweet, piece
of candy.
chucho s.m. 1. (Am.) rawhide whip. 2. ZOOL.
mongrel.
chuchumeco adj. skinflint, dwarf, runt, sick
person.
chucrut s.f. sauerkraut.
chueca s.f. 1. BOT. stump. 2. ANAT. round head
of a bone.
chueco adj. 1. (fig.) (Am.) bent, crooked
(torcido). 2. ball (de hueso). 3. joke. 4. stump
(árbol).
chufa s.f. 1. BOT. chufa, earth almond. 2. boast,
brag. 3. dar una ~, to hit. 4. horchata de ~,
drink made from chufas.
chufeta s.f. joke, taunt.
chufla s.f. 1. joke, merry quip. 2. tomar algo a ~,
to take something as a joke.
chuflar v.i. 1. to whistle. v.r. 2. to make fun of, to
make jokes.
chuflarse v.t. to joke, to make jokes.
chufletear v.i. to joke, to jeer.
chufletero s.m. joker.
chuicas s.f. pl. odds and ends.
chula s.f. coarse woman, flashy female.
chulada s.f. coarse thing, waggishness, light-
hearted remark.
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chulapo -pa, s.m. y f. person epitomising the
working classes of Madrid.
chulear v.t. to make fun of, to pinch, to swipe.
chulería s.f. 1. natural charm (encanto). 2.
comonness, vulgarity (vulgaridad).
chuleta s.f. 1. chop, cutlet. 2. slap. 3. crib (de
estudiantes). adj. 4. flash. s.m. y f. 5. flashy
type (chulo).
chullo s.m. (Am.) Andean woolen cap.
chulo -la, adj. 1. cheeky, barefaced, insolent,
saucy. 2. flashy. 3. nice, pretty. s.m. y f. 4.
flashy type. 5. someone from the working
classes of Madrid.
chulpa s.f. (Am.) Inca stone tomb.
chumacera s.f. 1. MEC. ball bearing. 2. MAR.
rowlock, oarlock.
chumarse v. pron. (Am.) to get drunk.
chumbar v.t. (Am.) to attack, to go for.
chumbe s.m. (Am.) sash.
chumbera s.f. (Am.) prickly pear.
chumbimba s.f. (Am.) prickly pear (planta).
chumbo s.m. prickly pear (fruto).
chuncho adj. (Am.) rustic, savage.
chunga s.f. joke, fun, banter.
chungo adj. difficult, spoiled, ruined.
chunguearse v.t. to gag, to crack jokes.
chuño s.m. 1. (Am.) dish made with potato
starch. 2. dried, frozen potato.
chupa s.f. 1. tight-fitting waiscoat. 2. poner a
uno como ~ de dómine, to give someone a
tremendous pasting, to call someone all the
names under the sun.
chupacirios s.m. holy Willie.
chupado -da, p.p. de chupar. adj. 1. skinny,
gaunt, thin. 2. very easy. 3. drunk. s.f. 4. puff,
drag (fam.) (de cigarrillo).
chupaflor s.m. ZOOL. (Am.) hummingbird.
chupar v.t. e i. 1. to suck, to absorb, to soak up,
to take in, to extract, to sip. 2. (fig.) to milk, to
sap, to bleed. 3. to lick, to moisten. v.pron. 4.
to get thin, to lose weight, to waste away. 5.
to spend: se chupó seis años de cárcel, he
spent six years in jail. 6. ¡chúpate esa!, put
that in your pipe and smoke it.
chupatintas s.m. penpusher, scribe.
chupete s.m. 1. dummy, teat (biberón). 2. (Am.)
lollipop (caramelo).
chupinazo s.m. 1. loud bang, starting signal. 2.
DEP. hard kick (fútbol).
chupo s.m. 1. MED. (Am.) boil, 2. (Am.) baby´s
bottle.
chupón -na, adj. 1. sucking. 2. parasitic,
sponging. s.m. y f. 3. BOT. sucker. 4. parasite,
leech, hanger-on, sponger. 5. sucking sweet,
lollipop (caramelo). 6. (Am.) dummy, teat. 7.
baby’s bottle, feeding bottle. 8. BOT. sucker,
shoot.
chupóptero -ra,adj. /s.m. y f. (fig.) parasite,
sponger, leech.
churdón s.m. raspberry.
chureca s.f. BOT. sweet pea.
churrasco s.m. (Am.) barbecued meat.
churre s.m. thick grease, filth, grime.
churrería s.f. shop or stall selling fritters
(churros), potato crisps, etc.
churrero adj. jammy, lucky.
churrete s.m. mark, streak, grease spot, dirty
mark.
churretear v.t. (Am.) to spot, to stain.
churriburri s.m. 1. turmoil, bustle, confusion,
mess, mix-up, hubbub. 2. worthless individual,
useless person.
churriento adj. 1. filthy. 2. MED. (Am.) loose.
churrigueresco -ca, adj. 1. ARQ. baroque,
Churrigueresque. 2. (fig.) excessively ornate,
flowery, flashy, overelaborate, florid.
churro adj. y s.m. 1. coarse. s.m. 2. fritter; cruller