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chulo

noun
chu·​lo | \ˈchü(ˌ)lō\
plural -s

Definition of chulo 

: a matador's assistant in the ring

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History and Etymology for chulo

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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