🇨🇱 Chile
Spanish slang from Chile · 61 phrases
- ¿Cachai?Get it? / You know?
- powell, then (emphasis)
- bacáncool, great
- pololo / pololaboyfriend / girlfriend
- fomeboring, lame
- al tiroright away
- weóndude; idiot
- carreteparty, night out
- ¡Qué lata!What a drag!
- cuáticocrazy, intense
- la rajaawesome
- caletaa lot, tons
- luca1,000 pesos
- pegajob, work
- copetealcoholic drink
- pasarlo chanchoto have a blast
- filoforget it, whatever
- cabro / cabrakid, young person
- guaguababy
- ¡Pucha!Darn! / Oh no!
- atracarto make out
- pincharto have a fling with someone
- jotearto hit on someone, pushily
- tirar los cortesto flirt, to make a move
- andar en algoto be seeing someone (not official yet)
- patearto dump someone
- mino / minaa hottie, a good-looking guy or girl
- estar pegadoto be hung up on someone
- yuntabest friend, partner in crime
- hacer una vacato chip in, to pool money
- aweonaoidiot (very rude, but also between close friends)
- pajarónscatterbrain, head in the clouds
- cara de rajashameless, cheeky (crude)
- siúticopretentious, trying too hard to look posh
- longislow on the uptake, a bit dim
- carretearto party, to go out
- piscolapisco and cola, Chile’s party drink
- terremoto"earthquake": white wine, pineapple ice cream and grenadine
- arriba de la pelotadrunk
- fondaparty tent for the September national holidays
- estar patoto be broke
- gambaa hundred pesos
- paloa million pesos
- chauchaa pittance, small change
- mano de guaguastingy (lit. "baby's hand", never opens)
- rascacheap, low-quality, tacky
- pegoteside job, a gig
- sacar la vueltato slack off at work
- apitutadosomeone who got in through connections
- estar cesanteto be out of work
- echar la focato tell someone off
- tener cuelloto have connections
- completoChilean hot dog piled with avocado, tomato and mayo
- el bajónthe munchies; late-night junk food
- sopaipillafried pumpkin dough, sold on the street
- chorrillanaa mountain of fries with meat, onion and eggs
- manjarcaramel spread (dulce de leche)
- marraquetacrusty bread roll, the Chilean daily bread
- picoteonibbles, snacks to share
- pebrefresh tomato, onion and coriander salsa
- mote con huesillopeach and wheat summer drink
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