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Bato
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
The northern Mexican and Chicano way of saying "vato": a dude, a guy, a homie. The same word with a slight pronunciation shift that gives it a distinctly norteño flavor, heard across northern Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the US.
“That dude is really cool, he always helps everyone out without asking for anything.”
“Who is that guy going around asking about you in the neighborhood?”
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Bato
/Sounds like "BAH" (as in "bar") + "toh" (as in "toll")/
The northern Mexican and Chicano way of saying "vato": a dude, a guy, a homie. The same word with a slight pronunciation shift that gives it a distinctly norteño flavor, heard across northern Mexico and among Mexican-Americans in the US.
“That dude is really cool, he always helps everyone out without asking for anything.”
“Who is that guy going around asking about you in the neighborhood?”
Faite
A neighborhood bully or tough guy who uses aggression and intimidation to assert dominance. In Ecuador and Peru, the faite is always looking for a fight and uses conflict as a way to show hierarchy. The attitude is more bark than bite most of the time, but the intention is very much to be feared.