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/cho-NE-te/

A small, restless, mischievous kid who's always up to something. In Nicaragua and Honduras, the 'chonete' is the troublemaker child who's always in the middle of some mess.

Example

"That little rascal hasn't stopped running since he arrived."

"The kids in the neighborhood broke the street light."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Persona de comportamiento vulgar, asociada con actitud callejera y mala educación. En Chile es un término despectivo que describe un estereotipo social específico.