chaufa
🇵🇪 Spanish slang from Peru
What does “chaufa” mean?
bye (a pun on "chau" and fried rice)
Example
“Ya me voy, ¡chaufa!”
I'm off, bye-bye!
Good to know
"Arroz chaufa" is Peruvian-Chinese fried rice.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
👋 Hellos
The textbook way to say it: adiós
More from Peru
- ¿Qué tal, causa?how's it going, mate?
- ¿Qué fue de tu vida?what have you been up to? (after a long time)
- nos vidriossee you (a pun on "nos vemos")
- ¡Hola, hola, Coca-Cola!hi hi! (playful)
- ya, peokay then (also to say bye)
- ahí nos vemossee you
- ¿Todo tranqui?all good? all calm?
- patabuddy, mate
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