chale

== Mapudungun == === Noun === chale (Unified spelling) The husband of someone's sororal niece == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxa.lɛ/ Rhymes: -alɛ Syllabification: cha‧le === Noun === chale f dative/locative singular of chała == Spanish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃale/ [ˈt͡ʃa.le] Rhymes: -ale Syllabification: cha‧le === Interjection === chale (Mexico, colloquial, slang) Interjection that denotes surprise, sadness or disapproval. (US, colloquial, slang) "no" intensified (similar to "hell no" or "yeah right") ==== Usage notes ==== A word that is sometimes yelled when something goes wrong. It's not an offensive word, but considered to be highly informal. === Verb === chale inflection of chalar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === References === chale, In Websters Online dictionary. === Further reading === “chale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025