chulear

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish chulo

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish chulear

From chulo + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuleˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃu.leˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chu‧le‧ar

Verb

chulear (first-person singular present chuleo, first-person singular preterite chuleé, past participle chuleado)

1. (pronominal) to compliment, show off

   Synonyms: jactarse, presumir, fanfarronear

2. (transitive, colloquial) to pimp
3. (transitive, colloquial) to exploit, sponge

   Synonym: cafichear

4. (transitive) to make fun of, ridicule

   Synonym: reírse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chulear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chulear
gerund			chuleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chuleado		chuleada
		plural		chuleados		chuleadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chuleo	chuleastú chuleásvos	chulea	chuleamos	chuleáis	chulean
	imperfect	chuleaba	chuleabas	chuleaba	chuleábamos	chuleabais	chuleaban
	preterite	chuleé	chuleaste	chuleó	chuleamos	chuleasteis	chulearon
	future	chulearé	chulearás	chuleará	chulearemos	chulearéis	chulearán
	conditional	chulearía	chulearías	chulearía	chulearíamos	chulearíais	chulearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chulee	chuleestú chuleésvos2	chulee	chuleemos	chuleéis	chuleen
	imperfect (ra)	chuleara	chulearas	chuleara	chuleáramos	chulearais	chulearan
	imperfect (se)	chulease	chuleases	chulease	chuleásemos	chuleaseis	chuleasen
	future1	chuleare	chuleares	chuleare	chuleáremos	chuleareis	chulearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chuleatú chuleávos	chulee	chuleemos	chulead	chuleen
	negative		no chulees	no chulee	no chuleemos	no chuleéis	no chuleen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of chulear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive chulear	dative	chulearme	chulearte	chulearle, chulearse	chulearnos	chulearos	chulearles, chulearse
	accusative	chulearme	chulearte	chulearlo, chulearla, chulearse	chulearnos	chulearos	chulearlos, chulearlas, chulearse
with gerund chuleando	dative	chuleándome	chuleándote	chuleándole, chuleándose	chuleándonos	chuleándoos	chuleándoles, chuleándose
	accusative	chuleándome	chuleándote	chuleándolo, chuleándola, chuleándose	chuleándonos	chuleándoos	chuleándolos, chuleándolas, chuleándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chulea	dative	chuléame	chuléate	chuléale	chuléanos	not used	chuléales
	accusative	chuléame	chuléate	chuléalo, chuléala	chuléanos	not used	chuléalos, chuléalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chuleá	dative	chuleame	chuleate	chuleale	chuleanos	not used	chuleales
	accusative	chuleame	chuleate	chulealo, chuleala	chuleanos	not used	chulealos, chulealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chulee	dative	chuléeme	not used	chuléele, chuléese	chuléenos	not used	chuléeles
	accusative	chuléeme	not used	chuléelo, chuléela, chuléese	chuléenos	not used	chuléelos, chuléelas
with first-person plural imperative chuleemos	dative	not used	chuleémoste	chuleémosle	chuleémonos	chuleémoos	chuleémosles
	accusative	not used	chuleémoste	chuleémoslo, chuleémosla	chuleémonos	chuleémoos	chuleémoslos, chuleémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chulead	dative	chuleadme	not used	chuleadle	chuleadnos	chuleaos	chuleadles
	accusative	chuleadme	not used	chuleadlo, chuleadla	chuleadnos	chuleaos	chuleadlos, chuleadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chuleen	dative	chuléenme	not used	chuléenle	chuléennos	not used	chuléenles, chuléense
	accusative	chuléenme	not used	chuléenlo, chuléenla	chuléennos	not used	chuléenlos, chuléenlas, chuléense

    Conjugation of chulearse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chulearse
gerund			chuleándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chuleado		chuleada
		plural		chuleados		chuleadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	chulearme	chulearte	chulearse	chulearnos	chulearos	chulearse
	gerund	chuleándome	chuleándote	chuleándose	chuleándonos	chuleándoos	chuleándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me chuleo	te chuleastú te chuleásvos	se chulea	nos chuleamos	os chuleáis	se chulean
	imperfect	me chuleaba	te chuleabas	se chuleaba	nos chuleábamos	os chuleabais	se chuleaban
	preterite	me chuleé	te chuleaste	se chuleó	nos chuleamos	os chuleasteis	se chulearon
	future	me chulearé	te chulearás	se chuleará	nos chulearemos	os chulearéis	se chulearán
	conditional	me chulearía	te chulearías	se chulearía	nos chulearíamos	os chulearíais	se chulearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me chulee	te chuleestú te chuleésvos2	se chulee	nos chuleemos	os chuleéis	se chuleen
	imperfect (ra)	me chuleara	te chulearas	se chuleara	nos chuleáramos	os chulearais	se chulearan
	imperfect (se)	me chulease	te chuleases	se chulease	nos chuleásemos	os chuleaseis	se chuleasen
	future1	me chuleare	te chuleares	se chuleare	nos chuleáremos	os chuleareis	se chulearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chuléatetú chuleatevos	chuléese	chuleémonos	chuleaos	chuléense
	negative		no te chulees	no se chulee	no nos chuleemos	no os chuleéis	no se chuleen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “chulear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026