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jevo / jeva
🇵🇷 Spanish slang from Puerto Rico
What does “jevo / jeva” mean?
boyfriend / girlfriend
Example
“Voy al cine con mi jeva.”
I'm going to the movies with my girlfriend.
Good to know
'Jeva' can also mean any girl; used in Cuba, the DR and Venezuela too.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
❤️ Love
The textbook way to say it: novio / novia
💑 How other countries say “boyfriend / girlfriend”
- 🇨🇱 pololo / pololaChile
- 🇨🇺 jevo / jevaCuba · Also in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
- 🇵🇪 jermaPeru · For a girlfriend, or just a girl.
- 🇪🇸 churriSpain · Affectionate, for either one: 'mi churri'.
More from Puerto Rico
- enchulaosmitten, head over heels
- gataa hot girl (reggaeton style)
- tirarleto hit on someone
- papi chuloa hot guy, a charmer
- bellacohorny (rude, from reggaeton)
- pegar cuernosto cheat on someone
- chulo / chulacute, lovely
- mi negra / mi negromy love, darling (affectionate)
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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