What does "chibolo" mean?

Kid, young person.

Country

🇵🇪 Peru

Say it

chee-BOH-loh

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Friends & informal

How it's actually used

Used for children and teenagers, sometimes lightly dismissively for a young adult acting immature. "Chibola" for a girl.

Examples

• Ese chibolo no para de correr. That kid won't stop running.
• Desde chibolo juega fútbol. He's played soccer since he was a kid.

What other countries say

Argentina says pibe, Mexico says chavo, Spain says chaval, Colombia says pelao.

More slang like this

• causa — Close friend, buddy.
• pata — Friend, mate.
• chela — A beer.
• pe — An emphasis particle tacked onto the end of sentences.
• jato — House, home, your place.
• palta — Avocado — but as slang, embarrassment.

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