chaval

== Romansh == === Alternative forms === cavagl (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) tgavagl (Sutsilvan) tgaval (Surmiran) chavagl (Puter, Vallader) === Etymology === From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin. === Noun === chaval m (plural chavals) (Rumantsch Grischun) horse (chess) knight === See also === == Spanish == === Etymology === From Caló chavó, from Romani ćhavo. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva, “baby animal”), from Sanskrit *छाप (*chāpa). Cognate with Pali chāpa (“the young of an animal”) and Marathi छावा (chāvā, “cub”). Related to Portuguese chavalo and English chav and regional German Chabo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈbal/ [t͡ʃaˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: cha‧val === Noun === chaval m (plural chavales, feminine chavala, feminine plural chavalas) (chiefly Spain) kid, boy Synonyms: (Mexico) chamaco, (Mexico) chavo, chico, niño, muchacho young man, lad, youngster Synonym: (Mexico) chavo (Spain, informal) buddy, guy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “chaval”, 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 Lucía Petisco; Benjamín Cabaleiro; Gonzalo Montaño; Ana Segovia (2019), “Romani Lessons”, in Joaquín López Bustamante, editor, Fundación Secretariado Gitano‎[1], Madrid, retrieved 27 August 2021