chela
1 Americannoun
plural
chelaenoun
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chela1
1640–50; < New Latin < Greek chēlḗ claw
Origin of chela2
1825–35; < Hindi celā; compare Pali cellaka monk, Prakrit cilla boy, student
Example Sentences
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The drink's name represents maybe the world's best contraction, combining "chela," a slang term for beer; "ada" from "helada," meaning cold; and "mi" for mine — a.k.a "my cold beer."
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022
Lahiri Mahasaya had appeared to instruct the chela in answer to his prayers.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
A young Afghan, who was a pupil of mine and a Muhammadan student in the school, begged to be allowed to accompany me as a chela, or disciple.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)
Again at noon and again at night the chela goes out on similar foraging expeditions and conducts the commissary department in that way.
From Modern India by Curtis, William Eleroy
It is said that he became the chela or disciple of Rāmānand, but this cannot be true, as Rāmānand was dead before his birth.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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