chulo

noun

chu·​lo

ˈchü(ˌ)lō

plural -s

: a matador's assistant in the ring

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Old Spanish, boy, from Old Italian ciullo, short for fanciullo, diminutive of fante, from Latin infant-, infans young child

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Rhymes for chulo

• hullo
• nullo