Literally, “no, cakes”. From nel pastel + -es.
- IPA(key): /ˌneles pasˈteles/ [ˌne.les pasˈt̪e.les]
- Syllabification: ne‧les pas‧te‧les
neles pasteles
- (slang, El Salvador, Honduras) Synonym of nel (no; no way; nope)
The usage is similar to that of a particle.
- “neles” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.