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tchê

🇧🇷 Portuguese slang from Brazil

What does “tchê” mean?

mate, buddy

Example

“Bah, tchê, que jogo bom!”
Man, buddy, what a game!

Good to know

Rio Grande do Sul, shared with Argentina/Uruguay ("che").

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

🫂 Friends

The textbook way to say it: amigo

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