Definitions tagged bogotá in the street dictionary.
While it literally means neighbor, in Colombian slang, especially in Bogota, Vecino is a friendly, informal way to address anyone providing a service, such as a shopkeeper or street vendor. It is used regardless of whether the person actually lives in your neighborhood. The common shortened version is veci.
Hi vecino! Give me 1,000 pesos worth of bread. Do you have the time, veci?
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A respectful and affectionate term for a young woman, specific to the old-fashioned dialect of Bogota. Derived from chata, meaning flat-nosed, it was historically used as a pet name for mestizo women. It is currently considered an old-timey expression, used primarily to joke about or imitate the way Bogota locals used to speak (a demographic traditionally known as cachacos).
Hey, my lovely chatica! How are you doing?
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A person from Bogota (this term is frequently used by people from the Coffee Axis region to refer to residents of the capital city).
There were several rolos lining up at the airport for the flight to Bogota.
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An exclamation of surprise or amazement typically used by people from Bogota (rolos is the local term for residents of the capital city).
Oh carachas, so you have a new girlfriend now!
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