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/Sounds like "CHEH" (as in "check") + "beh" (as in "bed") + "reh" (as in "red")/

Meaning

Something great, cool, excellent, or wonderful. Chévere is one of Venezuela's most beloved contributions to Latin American Spanish and is widely understood and used across the continent.

Examples

That's super cool, I'm glad to hear it.

How great that you came, I was waiting for you.

Regional synonyms

/Sounds like "CHEH" (as in "check") + "beh" (as in "bed") + "reh" (as in "red")/

Meaning

Cool, awesome, great, one of the most recognizable Spanish slang words across Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. Chévere is pure Caribbean positivity: when something or someone is chévere, they've got the good vibes, no further explanation needed.

Examples

How awesome that you came!

That plan sounds great, let's do it.

Word family

/Sounds like "CHEH" (as in "check") + "beh" (as in "bed") + "reh" (as in "red")/

Meaning

Cool, awesome, something positive that you enjoy and makes you feel good. It's perhaps the most widely exported word from Caribbean and Andean Spanish, a universal synonym for everything being perfect.

Examples

That party was super chévere, we had an incredible time.

How chévere that you can come on the trip with us.

Word family

/Sounds like "CHEH" (as in "check") + "beh" (as in "bed") + "reh" (as in "red")/

Meaning

Cool, awesome, great, one of the most recognizable Spanish slang words across Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. Chévere is pure Caribbean positivity: when something or someone is chévere, they've got the good vibes, no further explanation needed.

Examples

How awesome that you came!

That plan sounds great, let's do it.

Word family
Regional synonyms

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To flirt without commitment, to be in that limbo with someone where you're not together but not just friends either. The classic 'we have a thing but we're nothing official.'.