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chelo

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃelo/

“chelo” is a Spanish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed

noun

  1. a blonde, fair-skinned, blue-eyed person
  2. cello (musical instrument)

In Spanish

  1. Instrumento musical de cuerda frotada, perteneciente a la familia del violín, y de tamaño y registro entre la viola y el contrabajo. Se toca frotando un arco con las cuerdas y con el instrumento sujeto entre las piernas del violonchelista.
  2. Ejecutante de violonchelo.
  3. De piel, ojos y cabello claros.

Etymology

From Yucatec Maya chel.

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