See cholo on Wiktionary
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"defined",
"defined"
],
[
"muscle",
"muscle"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "musculoso"
},
{
"word": "cholotón"
}
],
"tags": [
"El-Salvador",
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Spanish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Yes, he's pretty good in taekwondo. He's been going four days a week for years.",
"text": "Sí, él es bien cholo en taekwondo. Ha estado yendo cuatro días a la semana por años.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"skillful (especially in a sport, but also figuratively in a dancing style, chess or a science)"
],
"links": [
[
"skillful",
"skillful"
],
[
"sport",
"sport#English"
],
[
"dancing",
"dancing#English"
],
[
"style",
"style#English"
],
[
"chess",
"chess#English"
],
[
"science",
"science#English"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "diestro"
},
{
"word": "habilidoso"
}
],
"tags": [
"El-Salvador",
"colloquial"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃolo/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃo.lo]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-olo"
}
],
"word": "cholo"
}
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