chándal

tracksuit

noun CHAHN-dahl Rare

Origin: From French chandail, a type of jersey or sweater.

Usage Note

Chándal is the standard Spanish (Spain) word for a tracksuit or jogging suit. The written accent on the a indicates stress on the first syllable, which is irregular for a word ending in -l. In Latin America pants (Mexico) or buzo (Argentina, Chile) are more common for the same garment. The plural is chándales. Informally in Spain, going out in a chándal can carry a casual or even downmarket connotation.

Examples

"Salió a correr con su chándal azul."

Natural Translation

He went out for a run in his blue tracksuit.

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