cabro / cabra
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “cabro / cabra” mean?
kid, young person
Example
“Los cabros chicos están en el colegio.”
The little kids are at school.
Good to know
Literally 'goat'. 'Cabros chicos' = little kids.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: chico / chica
🧒 How other countries say “kid”
- 🇲🇽 chamacoMexico
- 🇪🇸 críoSpain
- 🇦🇷 pibe / pibaArgentina
- 🇨🇴 chino / chinaColombia · Typical of Bogotá.
- 🇵🇪 chibolo / chibolaPeru
- 🇻🇪 chamo / chamaVenezuela
More from Chile
- weóndude; idiot
- yuntabest friend, partner in crime
- hacer una vacato chip in, to pool money
- ¿Cachai?Get it? / You know?
- powell, then (emphasis)
- bacáncool, great
- pololo / pololaboyfriend / girlfriend
- fomeboring, lame
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