"chapulín" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /t͡ʃapuˈlin/, [t͡ʃa.puˈlĩn] Forms: chapulines [plural]
Rhymes: -in Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chapolin (“grasshopper”). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|nci:chapolin<t:grasshopper>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "grasshopper", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "chapolin", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nci" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "chapulín", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="chapulín"> Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chapolin (“grasshopper”). Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} chapulín m (plural chapulines)
  1. (Central America, Colombia, Mexico) grasshopper, locust, especially when toasted as food Tags: Central-America, Colombia, Mexico, masculine Synonyms: saltamontes, langosta
    Sense id: en-chapulín-es-noun-9qGD8Jeu Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish
  2. (Central America) small child, tot Tags: Central-America, masculine
    Sense id: en-chapulín-es-noun-e218bP8C Categories (other): Central American Spanish
  3. (Mexico, colloquial) a person who flirts with or comes on to their friends' partners or romantic interests. Tags: Mexico, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-chapulín-es-noun-9we4fSUl Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Insects Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 34 11 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 5 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 5 63 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 8 67 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 27 6 67 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 26 7 67 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 27 6 66 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 65 Disambiguation of Insects: 26 4 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chapulinear

Inflected forms

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  "hyphenation": [
    "cha‧pu‧lín"
  ],
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    {
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        "cha‧pu‧lín"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[t͡ʃa.puˈlĩn]"
    },
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    "cha‧pu‧lín"
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  ],
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        "Mexican Spanish"
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        "Mexico",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃapuˈlin/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[t͡ʃa.puˈlĩn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-in"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chapulín"
}

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