"chelito" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /t͡ʃeˈlito/, [t͡ʃeˈli.t̪o] Forms: chelita [feminine], chelitos [masculine, plural], chelitas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ito Etymology: From chele (“fair-skinned”), a vesre form of leche (“milk”), plus the diminutive -ito. Etymology templates: {{m|es|chele||fair-skinned}} chele (“fair-skinned”), {{m|es|leche||milk}} leche (“milk”), {{af|es|-ito}} -ito Head templates: {{es-adj}} chelito (feminine chelita, masculine plural chelitos, feminine plural chelitas)
  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) fair-skinned, white, white-skinned Tags: El-Salvador, colloquial
    Sense id: en-chelito-es-adj-zIMpZB2Q Categories (other): Salvadorian Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃeˈlito/, [t͡ʃeˈli.t̪o] Forms: chelitos [plural]
Rhymes: -ito Etymology: From Classical Nahuatl celic (“green thing”), plus the diminutive -ito. Etymology templates: {{der|es|nci|celic|t=green thing}} Classical Nahuatl celic (“green thing”), {{af|es|-ito}} -ito Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} chelito m (plural chelitos)
  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) sleep (in the corner of the eye) Tags: El-Salvador, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: lagaña, legaña, chele
    Sense id: en-chelito-es-noun-~rPPYBiC Categories (other): Salvadorian Spanish
  2. (colloquial, El Salvador) correction fluid Tags: El-Salvador, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: liquid paper
    Sense id: en-chelito-es-noun-bCZHz~Wb Categories (other): Salvadorian Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ito Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 55 12 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ito: 23 9 52 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃeˈlito/, [t͡ʃeˈli.t̪o] Forms: chelitos [plural], chelita [feminine], chelitas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ito Etymology: From chele (“fair-skinned”), a vesre form of leche (“milk”), plus the diminutive -ito. Etymology templates: {{m|es|chele||fair-skinned}} chele (“fair-skinned”), {{m|es|leche||milk}} leche (“milk”), {{af|es|-ito}} -ito Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} chelito m (plural chelitos, feminine chelita, feminine plural chelitas)
  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) fair-skinned man, white man, white-skinned man Tags: El-Salvador, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-chelito-es-noun-iNUNohNN Categories (other): Salvadorian Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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