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What does Chimba mean in Colombian?
Cool, great
Chimba: Cool, great. “Oh, you’re going on holiday to Colombia? ¡Qué chimba!” Bacano: A slightly less crass way of saying chimba. Parce / parcero: In Colombia parce or parcero both mean ‘mate’, ‘dude’ or ‘bro’.
What do you call a Colombian girl?
Mamacita / Papasito. Weirdly, Colombians use the terms for “little mum” and “little dad” as slang for an attractive woman or man. A number of other very similar words to “mamacita” and ”papsito” – like “mamasota” / “papasote”, “mami” and “mamita” – also have pretty much the same meaning.
What does Berraco mean in Colombia?
very difficult
When applied not to people, but instead to situations and tasks, “berraco” means “very difficult”. For example, “Uy esto está muy berraco hermano” is a way to say “Jesus man, this is really tough!”.
What does Mona mean in Colombia?
Mono/Mona Literal meaning: Monkey. In Spain, it’s a way to call someone pretty or cute.
What do Colombians call each other?
Some Colombians only use paisa to describe people from this region. Nowadays though, almost any Colombian is considered a paisa, and this is especially true when Colombians find each other in different parts of the world. They like to build that international bond by referring to each other as paisas.
What does paisa mean Colombia?
A Paisa is someone from a region in the northwest of Colombia, including part of the West and Central cordilleras of the Andes in Colombia. The Paisa region is formed by the departments of Antioquia, Caldas, Risaralda and Quindío.
How do Colombians say what’s up?
Colombians will sometimes simply say “¿Quiubo?” when you want to say “what’s up?” Note that parce can be directed to any person who’s you age or to whom you don’t need to express additional respect. It could be a friend of a friend you’re meeting for the first time, or someone you’ll never see again.
What does Fresca mean in Colombia?
Fresco or fresca: In some countries it means to be disrespectful or insolent, but if a Colombian tells you to be “fresco” it just means “don’t worry.”
What does Veraco mean?
“veraco” in English veraco {noun} volume_up. truth.
How do you say dude in Colombia?
Man / Vieja The English word “man”, but pronounced in a Colombian way, is a widespread label for a “guy” or a “dude”. The term “vieja”, which technically means “old woman”, is, in reality, used to talk about women between the ages of about 15 and 50.