chalán

From French chaland, from chaloir.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈlan/ [t͡ʃaˈlãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: cha‧lán

chalán m (plural chalanes, feminine chalana, feminine plural chalanas)

1. a traditional cowboy (vaquero) from Northern Peru
2. the distinctive costume worn by a chalan, including a linen poncho, a straw sombrero, etc.
3. (by extension) a gallant
4. (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) an assistant or helper of a contruction worker, especially of a mason or painter

• “chalán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

• “chalán” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010