chavo / chava
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “chavo / chava” mean?
young guy / girl
Example
“Hay muchos chavos en la fiesta.”
There are lots of young people at the party.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: chico / chica
🧑 How other countries say “teenager, young person”
- 🇨🇺 pepillo / pepillaCuba
- 🇨🇱 lolo / lolaChile
- 🇪🇸 chavalSpain
More from Mexico
- güeydude, man
- cuatebuddy, pal
- carnalbro, close friend
- compabuddy, pal
- buena ondanice, cool (person)
- morra / morrogirl / guy
- mi vieja / mi viejomy partner (or my mum / dad)
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
Songs from Mexico
- La Bamba · Ritchie ValensLevel A2
- Bidi Bidi Bom Bom · SelenaLevel A2
- Como La Flor · SelenaLevel A2
- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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