chambelán

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old High German chamarling (“chamberlain”). Doublet of camarlengo === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃambeˈlan/ [t͡ʃãm.beˈlãn] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: cham‧be‧lán === Noun === chambelán m (plural chambelanes) chamberlain (Mexico) a male member of the court of honor at a quinceañera Coordinate term: dama === Further reading === “chambelán”, 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