What verb does chalé come from?
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You know like, "chale holmes, it's no problem". Heard all the time, chale is like "olvídalo wey". But what word does it come from? Chalar? To drive around the bend? And "chale" the definition says "Chink" I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean. Chink in armor, or a bad term for a Chinese national?
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updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
Wow, can't wait to hear the answer - to me it is a house (chalé) my boss in Barca had one in the country... - margaretbl, Dec 8, 2010
Chalet (French) - 0074b507, Dec 8, 2010
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Could it be "Échale"? If it is pronounced fast and carelessly, you sometimes barely hear the initial E.
updated Dec 8, 2010
posted by lazarus1907
Although that makes sense, I don't think that's it, because I hear very clearly "Chalé" all the time. Thanks though. - jeezzle, Dec 8, 2010
I think it makes sense, since échale is used as a wildcard in some places. - mediterrunio, Dec 8, 2010
I agree it makes perfect sense if the origin of "chalé" is "échale" and that somewhere along the line, the front e was dropped, because I can pick up barely spoken words, but not just that, everyone around here says Chalé not to mention that urban diction - jeezzle, Dec 8, 2010
definition that lists it as "a chicano way of saying forget about it or some negative way of saying heck no". Like a made up word that came from "échale" is what I gather. Can you expound on the wildcard idea for échale? - jeezzle, Dec 8, 2010
