Lela

Lela is a synonym for lesbian used primarily among the youth of Chile. [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/lela/#:~:text=Chile%20youthful%20expression%20used%20to%20refer%20to%20lesbians. [1] ] This term can be used pejoratively, but it's generally used as a shorter word for "lesbiana" in a reclaiming manner.

Similar terms include: fleta, maricona, torta, sopaipilla and croqueta.

Etymology
It is unclear whether or not lela comes from a deformation of the word "lesbiana" in Spanish or if it's comes from the general spanish meaning of lela [https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/lela/#:~:text=We%20do%20not%20know%20if%20it%20is%20for%20being%20a%20transformation%20of%20the%20word%20lesbian%2C%20or%20for%20its%20meaning%20of%20silly. [2] ], which is "stupid, dull, dummy or idiot" [3 ] The word lela is also short for "abuela", which happens to mean grandma. [4 ]