chulo
adjective, nounInformal
A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.
What it means
Of a thing: nice, attractive, cool. Qué chulo — 'that's nice'.
Of a person: cocky, full of themselves. Ponerse chulo is to get lippy.
A pimp. The oldest sense, still current and the reason context matters.
Three senses ranging from complimentary to criminal. The thing/person distinction usually resolves it.
Examples with translations
Qué chulo el piso que te has comprado.
That flat you've bought is lovely.
No te pongas chulo conmigo.
Don't get cocky with me.