Chancleta

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Chancleta is a Spanish slang term that refers to a flip-flop or sandal.

Chancleta is a casual and colloquial term commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries to describe a type of footwear that is known for its simplicity and comfort. Flip-flops or sandals are called chancletas because of the sound they make when walking, characterized by a flapping noise (“chan-“), similar to the wordchanclawhich means slipper in Spanish. This term is often used in a playful or informal context when referring to this type of shoe.

Practical examples:

1. “I can’t find my chancletas anywhere! I need them for the beach trip tomorrow.”
2. “My mom always threatens to throw her chancleta at me when I misbehave.”

Synonyms:
chancleta, flipflop, slide, slipper, sandal
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