Chela

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Chela is a term used in the Guru-shishya tradition of Hinduism, roughly equivalent to the western term disciple.

Chela may also refer to:

  • Chela, Ethiopia, a town in southern Ethiopia;
  • Chela (fish), a small minnow-type fish in the Cyprinid family;
  • Juan Ignacio Chela, a professional tennis player from Argentina;
  • an arthropod's claw;
  • the Chela meteorite of 1988, which fell in Shinyanga, Tanzania (see meteorite falls)
  • Chela is a spanish slang term for beer