What does «chacalín» mean in Spanish?

  • A variety of small freshwater and saltwater shrimp, edible. They are found under rocks. They are prepared in marinade and broth; they are also known as chacales. A net called chacalmata is used for fishing these crustaceans. Scientific name: Macrobrachium spp.

    ♦ Used in: Guatemala - Honduras - Mexico - Nicaragua - Salvador

    Examples of use in Spanish: "Arroz con chacalín seco, sopa de queso, pescado frito, cosas de horno a base de maíz, frutas como el jocote y mango".

    "Aquí todavía la gente pesca camarón, chacalín, guabina, tilapia y hasta pepenechín", El Jiboa agoniza por la extracción de su lecho pétreo, El Diario CoLatino - 24 sep. 2015

  • Intense red color; achiotado.

    ♦ Used in: Honduras
  • Child up to 14 years old; chiquilín, güila.

    ♦ Used in: Guatemala

    Examples of use in Spanish: "Chacalín que no tienes una tiza blanca, con qué escribir abecedarios en las tapias, ni fuerza para rayar con el dedo en la playa", Antología de poetas costarricenses - Página 134, Rosario de Padilla - 1946

    "Y cuántos años tiene el chacalín -preguntó don Máximo", Káñina, Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica - 1977

  • Blond child, the one who is red because he has been sunbathing too much or the one who is sulking.

    ♦ Used in: Guatemala
  • (ponerse uno como un chacalín) To blush a lot. To become very red in the face, with the color of a jackal when cooked.

    ♦ Used in: Guatemala
  • (Chacalín) Name of the son of the delinquent Chacalito, who appears in the Chilean comic strip Condorito, created by René Ríos Boettiger (Pepo) in 1949.
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