Spanish
Etymology
Attested in Cuba from the end of the 18th century. The etymology is uncertain. Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Igbo sebede (“dandy”), or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Efik chébere (“bully”).
Adjective
chévere m or f (masculine and feminine plural chéveres)
- (slang, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador) terrific, cool, awesome, nifty
Synonyms
- genial
- chido (Mexico)
- chivo (El Salvador)
- tuanis (Honduras, Costa Rica)
- guay (Spain)
- padre (Mexico)
- bárbaro (Argentina)
- chiva (Costa Rica)
- bacán (Chile)
Noun
chévere m (plural chéveres)
Synonyms
- hot dog m (Mexico)
- perrito caliente m (Spain)
- perro caliente m (Costa Rica, Mexico)
Categories:
- Spanish terms derived from Igbo
- Spanish terms derived from Efik
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish adjectives
- Spanish epicene adjectives
- Spanish slang
- Cuban Spanish
- Puerto Rican Spanish
- Dominican Spanish
- Venezuelan Spanish
- Colombian Spanish
- Peruvian Spanish
- Salvadorian Spanish
- Ecuadorian Spanish
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Guatemalan Spanish