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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "chah" (as in "chat") + "TEH" (as in "ten") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A bachata lover, someone who lives for that genre. Bachata is a romantic music style from the Dominican Republic built on guitar, bass, and bongos, and a bachatero is the person who dances it at every party, plays it at full volume, and basically lives by its sentimental, heart-on-sleeve vibe. Used across the Spanish-speaking world thanks to artists like Romeo Santos.

Examples

The new party DJ is all about bachata, he played it the entire night.

They call him bachatero at work because he always shows up humming Romeo Santos.

Regional synonyms

A classic Chilean fresh salsa made with cilantro, onion, green chili, and tomato, dressed with oil and lemon juice. It goes on everything: bread, grilled meat, cazuela stew. No Chilean cookout is complete without it.