See cholo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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18,
24
]
],
"english": "My son is getting ripped now that he goes to the gym.",
"text": "Mi hijo ya se está poniendo cholo ahora que va al gimnasio.",
"translation": "My son is getting ripped now that he goes to the gym.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"ripped, with defined muscles"
],
"links": [
[
"ripped",
"ripped"
],
[
"defined",
"defined"
],
[
"muscle",
"muscle"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial, El Salvador) ripped, with defined muscles"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "musculoso"
},
{
"word": "cholotón"
}
],
"tags": [
"El-Salvador",
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Salvadoran Spanish",
"Spanish colloquialisms",
"Spanish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
15,
20
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
17,
21
]
],
"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.",
"translation": "Yes, he's pretty good in taekwondo. He's been going four days a week for years.",
"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"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial, El Salvador) skillful (especially in a sport, but also figuratively in a dancing style, chess or a science)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "diestro"
},
{
"word": "habilidoso"
}
],
"tags": [
"El-Salvador",
"colloquial"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃolo/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃo.lo]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-olo"
}
],
"word": "cholo"
}
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