jerma
🇵🇪 Spanish slang from Peru
What does “jerma” mean?
girlfriend; girl
Example
“Mi jerma me espera en el cine.”
My girlfriend's waiting for me at the movies.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
❤️ Love
The textbook way to say it: novia
Heard in a conversation
Sunday ceviche with the family
Kiara ¡Al toque! ¿Va tu primo, el pituco?
Right away! Is your cousin going, the posh one?
Renzo Sí, con su jerma nueva. Dicen que es buena gente.
Yes, with his new girlfriend. They say she's nice.
Kiara ¡Asu mare! ¿El pituco tiene jerma? Eso no me lo pierdo.
Oh my God! Mr Posh has a girlfriend? I'm not missing that.
💑 How other countries say “boyfriend / girlfriend”
- 🇨🇱 pololo / pololaChile
- 🇵🇷 jevo / jevaPuerto Rico
- 🇨🇺 jevo / jevaCuba · Also in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
- 🇪🇸 churriSpain · Affectionate, for either one: 'mi churri'.
More from Peru
- trampasecret lover (on the side)
- estar templadoto be in love, smitten
- choque y fugaa one-night stand ("hit and run")
- jugador / jugadoraplayer (someone who plays the field)
- florosmooth talk, sweet-talking
- patabuddy, mate
- causabro, buddy
- jatohouse, home
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