chaucha
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “chaucha” mean?
a pittance, small change
Example
“Me pagaron una chaucha por el trabajo.”
They paid me peanuts for the job.
Good to know
An old coin; "chaucha" can also mean cheap or tacky.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: poco dinero
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