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/Sounds like "CHOH" (as in "chose") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

A high five or fist bump used as a greeting or celebration between friends in Colombia. Warmer than a handshake, characteristic of youth and street culture. The gesture that says we are good, we are cool, without needing any words.

Examples

High five, man, it has been so long!

They greeted each other with a high five and headed into the group.

Regional synonyms

In Colombia, to be completely head over heels for someone, so smitten or infatuated that it clouds your judgment and gets in the way of everything else in your life. When you are encucado, that person is basically all you can think about.