chela

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin chele, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ). ==== Pronunciation ==== (US) IPA(key): /ˈkilə/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkiːlə/ ==== Noun ==== chela (plural chelae) A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. [from 17th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hindi चेला (celā). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.lə/ ==== Noun ==== chela (plural chelas or chele) A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism. [from 19th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== chelaship === Anagrams === Hecla, Leach, leach == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin chele, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.la/ Rhymes: -ɛla Hyphenation: chè‧la === Noun === chela f (plural chele) pincer (of a crustacean) == Ladin == === Adjective === chela f sg feminine singular of chel == Naga Pidgin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi चेला (celā). === Noun === chela (plural chela khan) disciple baroh ta chela khan ― twelve disciples == Polish == === Pronunciation === (Greater Poland): (Kuyavia) IPA(key): [ˈxɛ.la] === Noun === chela f (Kuyavia) alternative form of hela === Further reading === Oskar Kolberg (1867), “chela”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 269 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Yucatec Maya chel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃela/ [ˈt͡ʃe.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: che‧la === Noun === chela f (plural chelas) (Mexico, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, slang) beer Synonyms: cerveza, cheve ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === chela f (plural chelas) female equivalent of chelo === Adjective === chela feminine singular of chelo === Further reading === “chela”, 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 == Zulu == === Verb === -chela to spray, to sprinkle ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “chela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “chela (6.3)”