Spanish

Noun

chelito m ‎(plural chelitos)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) sleep (in the corner of the eye)

   Tienes un chelito en el ojo derecho, quitatelo. - You have some sleep in your right eye, take it off.

2. (colloquial, El Salvador) correction fluid (such as Wite-Out or Tipp-Ex in the US and the UK)

   Pasame chelito, necesito corregir algo. - Pass me the correction fluid, I need to correct something.

Synonyms

• (sleep): lagaña f, legaña f, chele m (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)
• (liquid paper): liquid paper m

Etymology 2

From a vesre form of leche, plus the diminutive -ito.

Adjective=

chelito m, f ‎(plural chelitos)