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'''Lela''' is a |
'''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. <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] This term can be used pejoratively, but it's generally used as a shorter word for "lesbiana" in a reclaiming manner. |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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Revision as of 05:30, 17 August 2021
Lela is a synonym for lesbian used primarily among the youth of Chile. [1] This term can be used pejoratively, but it's generally used as a shorter word for "lesbiana" in a reclaiming manner.
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 [2], which is "stupid, dull, dummy or idiot" [3] The word lela is also short for "abuela", which happens to mean grandma. [4]