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/Sounds like "boo" (as in "boot") + "CHOHN" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

A snitch or rat who tells on others to the authorities or exposes their secrets without being asked. In Argentina and Uruguay, the buchon is one of the most socially condemned figures: they broke the code, they talked, and now nobody can trust them again.

Examples

Don't say anything in front of him, he is a snitch.

Because of that rat, the police showed up on us.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Batidor

/Sounds like "boo" (as in "boot") + "CHOHN" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

A man with a flashy narco-aesthetic typical of northern Mexico: luxury pickup truck, gold chains, pointy boots, and corridos tumbados blasting at full volume. The full buchon look is unmistakable and deliberately over the top.

Examples

He showed up to the party decked out in full buchon style with his brand-new truck and gold chains.

Don't dress so buchon, you look like a narco straight out of a TV show.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Traqueto

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A hot broth made from fish head or bones, lemon, and chili. In Peru, chilcano is the most popular morning-after hangover remedy: warm, restorative, and deeply comforting. Served at cevicherías and market stalls from early morning for those who had a long night.