chelito

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈlito/ [t͡ʃeˈli.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: che‧li‧to === Etymology 1 === From Classical Nahuatl celic (“green thing”), plus the diminutive -ito. ==== Noun ==== chelito m (plural chelitos) (colloquial, El Salvador) sleep (in the corner of the eye) Synonyms: lagaña, legaña, (es, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) chele (colloquial, El Salvador) correction fluid Synonym: liquid paper === Etymology 2 === From chele (“fair-skinned”), a vesre form of leche (“milk”), plus the diminutive -ito. ==== Adjective ==== chelito (feminine chelita, masculine plural chelitos, feminine plural chelitas) (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras) fair-skinned, white, white-skinned ==== Noun ==== chelito m (plural chelitos, feminine chelita, feminine plural chelitas) (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras) fair-skinned man, white man, white-skinned man