cónchale
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From concha + -le.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkont͡ʃale/ [ˈkõnʲ.t͡ʃa.le]
Rhymes: -ontʃale
Syllabification: cón‧cha‧le
=== Interjection ===
cónchale
(Venezuela, Canary Islands, Chile, Dominican Republic) golly gee, gee willikers (expresses surprise)
(Venezuela, Canary Islands, Chile, El Salvador) darn it (expresses displeasure)
=== Further reading ===
“cónchale”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
“conchale”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010