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chancletas

chancletas is the plural of chancleta.

Meaning of chancleta

Noun

chancleta (plural chancletas)

  1. (areas with many Hispanic people) A slipper or sandal without a heel, such as a flip-flop or mule.
    • My friend has a gay uncle and on the puerto rican^([sic]) day parade he puts on these tight shorts with a puerto rican shirt which he ties at the bottom and bandana and wears chancletas and dances to gloria^([sic]) Estefan he also does this at my friends^([sic]) parties.2002, Chris Ceraso, The Teen Acting Ensemble

Questions about chancletas

What is chancletas the plural of?
Chancletas is the plural of chancleta.

Words near chancletas in the dictionary

  1. chancing upon
  2. chancings
  3. chancla
  4. chanclas
  5. chancleta
  6. chancletas
  7. Chanco
  8. Chanco cheese
  9. Chanco cheeses
  10. chancre
  11. chancre mechanic

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