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charro
🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico
What does “charro” mean?
corny, tacky
Example
“Ese chiste fue bien charro.”
That joke was really corny.
Good to know
In Mexico 'charro' is a traditional horseman — totally different.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: cursi
Heard in a conversation
I passed!
Natalia ¡Obvio! Pero mi cuarto es un revolú, limpio y salgo, jaja.
obviously!! but my room's a mess, I'll clean and then head out haha
Kelvin Acho, qué charro tu excusa, jaja. Nos vemos el sábado 🌊
man what a lame excuse haha see you saturday 🌊
🦚 How other countries say “tacky, cheesy”
- 🇪🇸 horteraSpain
- 🇨🇺 picúoCuba
- 🇵🇪 huachafo / huachafaPeru
- 🇲🇽 nacoMexico · Classist: can offend.
- 🇻🇪 nicheVenezuela
- 🇦🇷 grasaArgentina
More from Puerto Rico
- agarraostingy
- pendejoidiot (rude)
- lambónmooch; a suck-up
- presentaonosy, butting in
- cafrecrass, low-class person
- mamaowimp, pushover
- comemierdasnob, stuck-up (very rude)
- bochincherogossip, someone who spreads rumours
Songs from Puerto Rico
- Danza Kuduro · Don Omar, LucenzoLevel A2
- Vivir Mi Vida · Marc AnthonyLevel A2
- Suavemente · Elvis CrespoLevel A2
- El Perdón · Nicky Jam, Enrique IglesiasLevel A2
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