guagua
🇨🇱 Spanish slang from Chile
What does “guagua” mean?
baby
Example
“La guagua se durmió al tiro.”
The baby fell asleep right away.
Good to know
From Quechua; also Peru and Ecuador. In Cuba and Puerto Rico 'guagua' means bus!
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: bebé
Heard in a conversation
Lunch with her family
Benja Jaja, ya, ya. ¿Y tu hermano, el cabro chico?
Haha, OK, OK. And your brother, the little kid?
Cata Está pegado al celular. Ah, y mi hermana trae a la guagua.
He's glued to his phone. Oh, and my sister is bringing the baby.
Benja ¡Bacán! Me encantan las guaguas. Les traje un vino a tus papás.
Cool! I love babies. I brought your parents a bottle of wine.
More from Chile
- ¿Cachai?Get it? / You know?
- powell, then (emphasis)
- al tiroright away
- caletaa lot, tons
- filoforget it, whatever
- echar la focato tell someone off
- bacáncool, great
- pololo / pololaboyfriend / girlfriend
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