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/Sounds like the English word "chol" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

In Peru, to discriminate against or look down on someone because of their indigenous Andean appearance or humble background. It means treating someone as lesser based on how they look or where they come from.

Examples

They treated him poorly at the store because of the way he was dressed.

Stop looking down on people, that's ugly behavior.

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Regional synonyms

One of the most versatile Mexican slang words. It literally means 'fart' but is used to mean: drunk ('andar pedo'), a problem ('hay pedo'), what's going on ('¿qué pedo?'), or a situation in general. Context is everything.