chulo

∗ ≈

cocky person

∗ noun

chulo, -a
adjective
1cocky (descarado) (peninsular Spanish)
  • ponerse chulo, -a -> to get cocky
2cool (informal) (bonito) (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish), top (British), neat (United States)
masculine or feminine noun
3cocky person (descarado) (peninsular Spanish)
4= lower-class native of 18th-19th century Madrid
masculine noun
5pimp (proxeneta)

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chulo [choo’-lo, lah]
noun
1Punster, jester, merry-andrew. (m & f)
2An artful, sly, and deceitful person. (m & f)
3A funny person. (m & f)
4Butcher’s mate or assistant. (m & f)
5Bullfighter’s assistant. (m & f)
6 (m & f)
verb
7PÍCARO.
8Smart, attractive (aspecto).
9Proud, jaunty, swaggering.
  • Con el sombrero a lo chulo -> with his hat at a rakish angle
  • Iba muy chulo -> he walked with a swagger
10Brilliant, super.
11Villain, rascal.
  • Chulo de putas -> pimp, pander
A playful term of endearment.

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chulo
adjetivo
(familiar)
1 (arrogante) cocky; (familiar)
vino uno muy chulo y me insultó this guy comes up to me all cocky bold as brass and insulted me;o (familiar) una mujer se abanicaba, muy chula ella, en la ventana a woman was fanning herself in the window, bold as brass as brazen as you like;o ponerse chulo: se puso en plan chulo he got all cocky; (familiar) no te pongas chulo conmigo don't get cocky with me; (familiar)
2 (bonito)
¡qué vestido más chulo! what a lovely dress!; ¡qué chulo me ha quedado el dibujo! my drawing looks great!; chica, estás chulísima (Latinoamérica) you look gorgeous
adverbio
(Centroamérica) (México) (familiar) well
jugar chulo to play well
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
(Hist) typical working-class person from Madrid
sustantivo:masculino
1 (familiar)(also chulo putas) pimp
2 (Col) (familiar) (buitre) vulture; buzzard; (EEUU)
3 (Taur) bullfighter's assistant

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