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pibe / piba
🇦🇷 Spanish slang from Argentina
What does “pibe / piba” mean?
kid, guy / girl
Example
“Los pibes están jugando a la pelota.”
The kids are playing ball.
Good to know
Also used in Uruguay.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: chico / chica
🧒 How other countries say “kid”
- 🇲🇽 chamacoMexico
- 🇪🇸 críoSpain
- 🇨🇴 chino / chinaColombia · Typical of Bogotá.
- 🇨🇱 cabro / cabraChile · 'Cabros chicos' = little kids.
- 🇵🇪 chibolo / chibolaPeru
- 🇻🇪 chamo / chamaVenezuela
More from Argentina
- chehey, dude
- boludodude; idiot
- minagirl, woman
- chabónguy, dude
- bancarto put up with; to back
- jermuwife, partner ("mujer" back to front)
- cebar mateto make and pour mate for the group
- ¡Abrazo!hugs! (signing off, between friends, men too)
Songs from Argentina
- Lamento Boliviano · Enanitos VerdesLevel A2
- Color Esperanza · Diego TorresLevel A2
- De Música Ligera · Soda StereoLevel B1
- Adán y Eva · Paulo LondraLevel B1
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