"chavo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃabo/, [ˈt͡ʃa.β̞o] Forms: chavos [plural], chava [feminine], chavas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -abo Etymology: Borrowed from Caló chavó. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|rmq|chavó}} Borrowed from Caló chavó Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} chavo m (plural chavos, feminine chava, feminine plural chavas)
  1. (Mexico) boy, kid Tags: Mexico, masculine Synonyms: chaval
    Sense id: en-chavo-es-noun--Ixjulmn Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 22 11 9 16 1 12 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 19 13 11 18 1 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 18 28 3 23 3 2
  2. (Mexico, slang) guy (usually in his 20's) Tags: Mexico, masculine, slang Synonyms: chaval
    Sense id: en-chavo-es-noun-DJkn6TPR Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 19 13 11 18 1 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 18 28 3 23 3 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chaval
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃabo/, [ˈt͡ʃa.β̞o] Forms: chavos [plural]
Rhymes: -abo Etymology: Clipping of ochavo Etymology templates: {{clipping|es|ochavo}} Clipping of ochavo Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} chavo m (plural chavos)
  1. (colloquial) ochavo (former currency of Spain made of copper) Tags: colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): Currency
    Sense id: en-chavo-es-noun-Lu-RrPYu Disambiguation of Currency: 1 1 32 19 22 20 3 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 22 11 9 16 1 12 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 19 13 11 18 1 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 18 28 3 23 3 2
  2. (colloquial, Cuba) centavo (subunit of the Cuban peso) Tags: Cuba, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-chavo-es-noun-1~dKAceD Categories (other): Cuban Spanish
  3. (colloquial, Puerto Rico) centavo (subunit of the Puerto Rican dollar) Tags: Puerto-Rico, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-chavo-es-noun-gLAAP4PX Disambiguation of Age: 15 3 9 18 55 0 0 Categories (other): Puerto Rican Spanish, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 22 11 9 16 1 12 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 19 13 11 18 1 14 1 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 18 28 3 23 3 2
  4. (colloquial, Puerto Rico) cent (subunit of the US dollar) Tags: Puerto-Rico, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-chavo-es-noun-6-ViVaZx Categories (other): Puerto Rican Spanish
  5. (colloquial, Puerto Rico) penny, cash, dough Tags: Puerto-Rico, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-chavo-es-noun-qoGCXjhd Categories (other): Puerto Rican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "form": "chava",
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃabo/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃa.β̞o]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-abo"
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃabo/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃa.β̞o]"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃa.β̞o]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃabo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃa.β̞o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abo"
    }
  ],
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}

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