chavo

See also: chavó

Romani

Noun

chavo m

boy

Declension

Vocative: chavale

Descendants

Caló: chavó
- → Spanish: chaval
→ English: chav (possibly)
→ Hungarian: csávó
→ German: Chabo

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃabo/, [ˈt͡ʃaβo]

Etymology 1

Clipping of ochavo

Noun

chavo m (plural chavos)

(colloquial) ochavo (former currency of Spain made of copper)
(colloquial, Cuba) centavo (subunit of the Cuban peso)
(colloquial, Puerto Rico) centavo (subunit of the Puerto Rican dollar)
(colloquial, Puerto Rico) cent (subunit of the US dollar)
(colloquial, Puerto Rico) penny, cash, dough

Etymology 2

From Caló chavó

Noun

chavo m (plural chavos, feminine chava, feminine plural chavas)

(Mexico) boy, kid

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