pepillo / pepilla
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “pepillo / pepilla” mean?
teenager, young person
Example
“Los pepillos se reúnen en el Malecón.”
The teens hang out on the Malecón.
Good to know
The Malecón is Havana's famous seafront.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: adolescente
🧑 How other countries say “teenager, young person”
- 🇨🇱 lolo / lolaChile
- 🇲🇽 chavo / chavaMexico
- 🇪🇸 chavalSpain
More from Cuba
- aserebuddy, bro
- moninabuddy, pal
- sociobuddy, mate
- hermabro (from "hermano")
- sociolismogetting things done through friends (a pun on socialism)
- un buchitoa little shot of coffee
- ¿Qué bolá?What's up?
- yumaforeigner; the USA
Songs from Cuba
- Bailando · Enrique IglesiasLevel A2
- Chan Chan · Buena Vista Social ClubLevel A2
- La Gozadera · Gente de Zona, Marc AnthonyLevel A2
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