Lela
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[[File:Lela flag or Chilean lesbian flag by hiddn.haydn..jpg|alt=Lela flag by hiddn.haydn.|thumb|210x210px|Proposed lela flag by hiddn.haydn.]]
[[File:Lela flag 2 by hiddn.haydn..png|thumb|Alt lela flag.]]
'''Lela''' is a synonym for [[lesbian]] used primarily among the youth of Chile.<ref>https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/lela/#:~:text=Chile%20youthful%20expression%20used%20to%20refer%20to%20lesbians.</ref> This term can be used pejoratively, but it's generally used as a shorter word for "lesbiana" in a reclaiming manner.
== Etymology ==
It is unclear whether or not ''lela'' comes from a deformation of the word "''lesbiana''" in Spanish or if it's originates from the general spanish meaning of lela,<ref>https://www.moscasdecolores.com/en/lesbian-dictionary/spanish/lela/#:~:text=We%20do%20not%20know%20if%20it%20is%20for%20being%20a%20transformation%20of%20the%20word%20lesbian%2C%20or%20for%20its%20meaning%20of%20silly.</ref> which is "stupid, dull, dummy or idiot."<ref>https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=lela</ref> The word lela is also short for "abuela", which happens to mean grandma.<ref>https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/abuela-joven-asesinado-tiroteo-puente-alto-era-cabro-tranquilo#:~:text=%22Me%20dijo%2C%20Lela%2C%20voy%20al%20frente%20a%20jugar%20a%20las%20m%C3%A1quinas</ref>
== Flag ==
A flag was proposed by FANDOM user hiddn.haydn on Pinterest during the year of 2021. The date is unclear. [https://www.pinterest.cl/pin/601441725245304067/ <nowiki>[5]</nowiki>]
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