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/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A cheap, stingy person who hates spending money and never shares anything with anyone. In Mexico, a chucho is that friend who mysteriously vanishes when the check arrives and reappears after someone else paid.
“Don't be a chucho and pay the bill already.”
“He's so chucho he's been wearing the same sweater for five years.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
An intense chill, shiver, or cold sensation that runs through the body. In Colombia, having a chucho means you're genuinely freezing, not just a little cool, but shaking from the cold.
“I got a massive chill coming out of the river.”
“With this cold I'm not getting out of bed.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A stray or mixed-breed dog in Spain and Guatemala, those urban canines that survive everything. In other countries it also means intense cold, like when you say "it's chucho" and you're freezing to death.
“That chucho is always outside the store.”
“The neighborhood chuchos are super friendly.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A stray dog with no owner that roams the streets and survives however it can. In Central America and Mexico, 'chucho' is any street dog, usually skinny and friendly.
“There's a chucho at the door that won't leave.”
“We feed the neighborhood chucho, he's basically everyone's pet now.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A stray or mixed-breed dog with no pedigree. In Mexico and Central America the term is used in a neutral or even affectionate way to talk about mixed-breed dogs, with no negative connotation at all.
“We have a rescue mutt at home we picked up from the street two years ago.”
“That stray followed me four whole blocks to the bus stop.”
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/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A cheap, stingy person who hates spending money and never shares anything with anyone. In Mexico, a chucho is that friend who mysteriously vanishes when the check arrives and reappears after someone else paid.
“Don't be a chucho and pay the bill already.”
“He's so chucho he's been wearing the same sweater for five years.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
An intense chill, shiver, or cold sensation that runs through the body. In Colombia, having a chucho means you're genuinely freezing, not just a little cool, but shaking from the cold.
“I got a massive chill coming out of the river.”
“With this cold I'm not getting out of bed.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A stray or mixed-breed dog in Spain and Guatemala, those urban canines that survive everything. In other countries it also means intense cold, like when you say "it's chucho" and you're freezing to death.
“That chucho is always outside the store.”
“The neighborhood chuchos are super friendly.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A stray dog with no owner that roams the streets and survives however it can. In Central America and Mexico, 'chucho' is any street dog, usually skinny and friendly.
“There's a chucho at the door that won't leave.”
“We feed the neighborhood chucho, he's basically everyone's pet now.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A stray or mixed-breed dog with no pedigree. In Mexico and Central America the term is used in a neutral or even affectionate way to talk about mixed-breed dogs, with no negative connotation at all.
“We have a rescue mutt at home we picked up from the street two years ago.”
“That stray followed me four whole blocks to the bus stop.”
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Tunante
A charming rogue in Spain: someone with wit and cunning who always has a trick up their sleeve but never loses their likability. The tunante is not truly bad, just very skilled at getting their way, and you cannot help but admire them a little for it.