chela

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Chela has two main meanings. One derivation comes from Hindi (cela) from Sanskrit (ceta), meaning "slave" or "servant". In English, the word means a religious student or disciple. The other derivation comes from Greek (chele) and Latin (chela), meaning "claw", now specifically that of an arthropod.

Chela may also refer to:

• Chela (fish), a small minnow-type fish in the Cyprinid family
• Juan Ignacio Chela, a professional tennis player from Argentina
• the Chela meteorite fall of 1988, Shinyanga, Tanzania
• Chela, Ethiopia, a town in southern Ethiopia
• Chela Simone, a musician from California
• La Chela, Spanish slang for Beer (Cerveza).
• Spanish slang term for 'Blond'
• Centro Hipermediático Experimental Latino Americano, a Center for research and development of technological art that strongly supports the local community development; based in Buenos Aires, Argentina cheLA

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