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chamo / chama
🇻🇪 Spanish slang from Venezuela
What does “chamo / chama” mean?
kid; dude / girl
Example
“Chamo, ¿qué haces?”
Dude, what are you doing?
Good to know
Used for kids and as 'dude' among friends. Probably from English 'chum'.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: chico / chica
🤙 How other countries say “dude / mate”
- 🇲🇽 güeyMexico · Only with friends: with the wrong tone it means 'idiot'.
- 🇪🇸 tío / tíaSpain
- 🇦🇷 boludoArgentina · Friendly between friends, an insult when said angrily.
- 🇨🇴 parceColombia
- 🇨🇱 weónChile · Like 'boludo': friends only.
- 🇵🇷 achoPuerto Rico
- 🇨🇺 asereCuba
- 🇵🇪 causaPeru
More from Venezuela
- panabuddy, friend
- chalequearto tease, make fun of
- llaveclose friend
- compinchepartner in crime, sidekick
- convivea get-together, a friendly party
- echar los cuentosto catch up, to swap stories
- valebuddy (in the west and east of the country)
- hacer una vacato chip in, to pool money
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