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💄 Latina subculture 🧕 Indigenous woman
chola

chola

1 9.9
An indigenous or mixed ancestry woman in Andean countries who wears traditional dress like a bright skirt and bowler hat
  • noun
  • Slur
: chola (Andes, término despectivo)
  • The chola wore a bright skirt and bowler hat as she walked through the busy market.

Examples

  • At the festival, a group of cholas performed a folk dance in colorful costumes.

  • Many tourists admire the traditional clothing of a chola in Bolivia.

  • The chola wore a colorful traditional dress.

  • Many cholas participate in cultural festivals.

  • The chola wore a bright skirt and bowler hat as she walked through the busy market.

  • At the festival, a group of cholas performed a folk dance in colorful costumes.

  • Many tourists admire the traditional clothing of a chola in Bolivia.

Synonyms

cholo
vschola
  • UK
1 9.9

A person of mixed native and European background in the Andes

is used specifically for women rather than for people generally

Surface Forms

chola singular
cholas plural

Etymology

Chola in Andean countries comes from Spanish chola and older local words for indigenous or mixed-ancestry women, and it often brings to mind traditional clothes like bright skirts and a bowler hat, so a chola is a woman who shows her cultural roots in dress and daily life.