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'''Lela''' is a synonym for lesbian used primarily among the youth of Chile. [<ref>https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/lela/#:~:text=Chile%20youthful%20expression%20used%20to%20refer%20to%20lesbians. <nowiki>[1]</nowikiref>] This term can be used pejoratively, but it's generally used as a shorter word for "lesbiana" in a reclaiming manner.
Similar terms include: ''[[Fleto|fleta]], [[Maricón|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 comesoriginates from the general spanish meaning of lela [,<ref>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. <nowiki>[2]</nowikiref>], which is "stupid, dull, dummy or idiot." [<ref>https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=lela <nowiki>[3]</nowikiref>] The word lela is also short for "abuela", which happens to mean grandma. [<ref>https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/abuela-joven-asesinado-tiroteo-puente-alto-era-cabro-tranquilo#:~:text=%22Me%20dijo%2C%20Lela%2C%20voy%20al%20frente%20a%20jugar%20a%20las%20m%C3%A1quinas <nowiki>[4]</nowikiref>]
== References ==
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[[Category:Reclaimed Identities]]
[[Category:Exclusive Identities]]
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