chabola

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txabola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈβɔla̝/

Noun

chabola f (plural chabolas)

1. shed, storehouse

   Synonyms: alboio, cabanón, pendello

2. (figurative) shanty, shack

   Synonyms: choupana, choza

Derived terms

• Chabola
• chaboleiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chabola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chabola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chabola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txabola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈbola/ [t͡ʃaˈβ̞o.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: cha‧bo‧la

Noun

chabola f (plural chabolas)

1. (Spain) shanty; an old run-down house or shack

Derived terms

• chabolismo
• chabolista

 

See also

• cabaña

Further reading

• “chabola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10