/t͡ʃeˈlito/
sleep (in the corner of the eye); correction fluid
“Tienes un chelito en el ojo derecho, quítatelo.” — You have some sleep in your right eye, take it off.
Synonyms: lagaña, legaña, chele, liquid paper
From Classical Nahuatl celic (“green thing”), plus the diminutive -ito.
fair-skinned, white, white-skinned
From chele (“fair-skinned”), a vesre form of leche (“milk”), plus the diminutive -ito.
fair-skinned man, white man, white-skinned man
“Me sorprende que se casara con una chelita de Chalate.” — I'm surprised to hear he apparently married a white-skinned woman from Chalatenango.
From chele (“fair-skinned”), a vesre form of leche (“milk”), plus the diminutive -ito.