chévere

Spanish

Etymology

Attested in Cuba from the end of the 18th century. The etymology is uncertain. Possibly from Igbo sebede (“dandy”), or Efik chébere (“bully”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃebeɾe/ [ˈt͡ʃe.β̞e.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -ebeɾe
• Syllabification: ché‧ve‧re

Adjective

chévere m or f (masculine and feminine plural chéveres)

1. (slang, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, El Salvador) terrific, cool, awesome, nifty

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay

Noun

chévere m (plural chéveres)

1. (Guatemala) hot dog

   Synonyms: (Mexico, Peru) hot dog, (Spain) perrito caliente, (Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela) perro caliente, (Mexico) jocho

Further reading

• “chévere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10