chullo

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noun

A type of hat from Peru or Bolivia, usually made from wool or a similar fabric, and often having ear flaps that tie under the chin for warmth.

OriginQuechua ch'ullu →
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Meanings

nounchullo (plural chullos)

plural chullos

  1. A type of hat from Peru or Bolivia, usually made from wool or a similar fabric, and often having ear flaps that tie under the chin for warmth.

    While they’re there, they will probably buy a chullo or two, one of those cone-like alpaca pan-Andean hats with earflaps.

    2009 January 22, Verlyn Klinkenborg, “Season of the Chullo”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Quechuach'ullu
  2. Englishchullo

Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua ch'ullu.

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Translations

Spanish chullo, llucho
  • chullotype of hat
  • lluchotype of hat
Cite this entry
APA

chullo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chullo

MLA

“chullo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chullo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chullo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chullo.

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