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/Sounds like "CHOH" (as in "chose") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
The cops, the police. In Mexico and Central America, "chota" is street slang for law enforcement, used with a sharp edge and built-in distrust. When someone says "ahí viene la chota," it is a fast warning to everyone nearby.
“Cops are coming, put that away.”
“The police showed up and the party was over just like that.”
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/Sounds like "CHOH" (as in "chose") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
The cops, the police. In Mexico and Central America, "chota" is street slang for law enforcement, used with a sharp edge and built-in distrust. When someone says "ahí viene la chota," it is a fast warning to everyone nearby.
“Cops are coming, put that away.”
“The police showed up and the party was over just like that.”
El otro lado
The border and Chicano term for the other country, meaning the U.S. from Mexico or Mexico from the U.S. "Going to el otro lado" means crossing the border in search of work or a better life.