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Add a word/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
Uproar, scandal, loud disorder, or out-of-control party in Venezuelan, Caribbean, and various Latin American Spanish. "Se armó un bochinche" means all chaos broke loose. The word describes both the noisy street fight and the party that got out of hand or the gossip unleashed through the whole neighborhood. An old word in American Spanish, with constant presence in popular media.
Examples
“All chaos broke loose in the plaza.”
“That show is pure drama.”
/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
A loud commotion, juicy gossip, or dramatic scandal involving multiple people. In Venezuela, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia, bochinche is the kind of situation that pulls everyone in even if they have nothing to do with it. Where there is bochinche, there is noise, opinions, and absolutely zero neutrality.
Examples
“A huge scene broke out in the neighborhood over the parking situation.”
“They told me all the drama from work, apparently the whole floor already knows.”
/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
Gossip or a rumor that spreads fast through a group and stirs up drama. In Central America and Mexico, bochinche is the hot topic everyone is talking about, and the person spreading it is the bochinchero. Think neighborhood tea that gets out of hand.
Examples
“El bochinche del barrio es que se separaron y nadie lo sabía.”
“The neighborhood gossip is that they broke up and nobody knew.”
“No le cuentes nada a ella, es una bochinchera de primera.”
“Do not tell her anything, she is a grade-A gossip.”
Word family
/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
A loud scandal, brawl, or chaotic scene that erupts in a public place, usually involving multiple people. The person who starts or stirs it up is a bochinchero. Common across Mexico and Central America.
Examples
“A huge bochinche broke out at the office over the bonus situation.”
“Those neighbors always have bochinche going on every weekend.”
Word family
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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
Drama, chaos, a loud messy scene where everyone's yelling and things spiral out of control in Venezuela. It's that situation where people can't stop arguing and fighting until someone calls the cops.
Examples
“A bochinche broke out at the party and the cops showed up.”
“Don't start a bochinche out on the street or they'll kick us out.”
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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
Uproar, scandal, loud disorder, or out-of-control party in Venezuelan, Caribbean, and various Latin American Spanish. "Se armó un bochinche" means all chaos broke loose. The word describes both the noisy street fight and the party that got out of hand or the gossip unleashed through the whole neighborhood. An old word in American Spanish, with constant presence in popular media.
Examples
“All chaos broke loose in the plaza.”
“That show is pure drama.”
/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
A loud commotion, juicy gossip, or dramatic scandal involving multiple people. In Venezuela, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia, bochinche is the kind of situation that pulls everyone in even if they have nothing to do with it. Where there is bochinche, there is noise, opinions, and absolutely zero neutrality.
Examples
“A huge scene broke out in the neighborhood over the parking situation.”
“They told me all the drama from work, apparently the whole floor already knows.”
/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
Gossip or a rumor that spreads fast through a group and stirs up drama. In Central America and Mexico, bochinche is the hot topic everyone is talking about, and the person spreading it is the bochinchero. Think neighborhood tea that gets out of hand.
Examples
“El bochinche del barrio es que se separaron y nadie lo sabía.”
“The neighborhood gossip is that they broke up and nobody knew.”
“No le cuentes nada a ella, es una bochinchera de primera.”
“Do not tell her anything, she is a grade-A gossip.”
Word family
/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
A loud scandal, brawl, or chaotic scene that erupts in a public place, usually involving multiple people. The person who starts or stirs it up is a bochinchero. Common across Mexico and Central America.
Examples
“A huge bochinche broke out at the office over the bonus situation.”
“Those neighbors always have bochinche going on every weekend.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "cheh" (as in "check")/
Meaning
Drama, chaos, a loud messy scene where everyone's yelling and things spiral out of control in Venezuela. It's that situation where people can't stop arguing and fighting until someone calls the cops.
Examples
“A bochinche broke out at the party and the cops showed up.”
“Don't start a bochinche out on the street or they'll kick us out.”
Word family
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Zamuro
Literally a black vulture from the Venezuelan plains, but in everyday speech it means someone who only shows up when there's something to gain from someone else's bad luck. The human zamuro circles overhead waiting for things to fall apart so they can swoop in.