chinela

== English == === Alternative forms === chinele === Noun === chinela (plural chinelas) A flat slipper worn in the Philippines === Anagrams === Chilean == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian cianella (dialectal), from Italian pianella, ultimately from Latin plānus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛlɐ Hyphenation: chi‧ne‧la === Noun === chinela f (plural chinelas) (chiefly Northeast Brazil) flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chinelo ==== Derived terms ==== chinelada ==== Descendants ==== → Ambonese Malay: canela → Musi: cenéla === Further reading === “chinela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chinela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From the earlier form chanela, itself attributed to Italian pianella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnela/ [t͡ʃiˈne.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: chi‧ne‧la === Noun === chinela f (plural chinelas) slipper flip-flop ==== Descendants ==== Chavacano: chinelas → Cebuano: sinelas → Tagalog: tsinelas === Noun === chinela f (plural chinelas) female equivalent of chinelo (“costumed dancer”) === Further reading === “chinela”, 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