chal

chal (plural chals)

1. A male gypsy.

   Coordinate term: chai

• Lach

From Romani ćalado (“family”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʃæɫ]

chal

1. man, chap
2. person

chal

1. kerosene bottle torch

From French châle, from Persian شال‎ (šâl).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃal/ [ˈt͡ʃal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: chal

chal m (plural chales)

1. shawl (square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders)

• “chal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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• IPA^(key): /ʃal/

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chal

1. here

• cial

• droci, vaici, ciddé