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/Sounds like 'CHOO-toh'/

Fake, counterfeit, low-quality — something that claims to be real but clearly isn't in Bolivia and Peru. Chuto is the word for the knockoff sneakers, the pirated movie, the diploma from a suspicious school. If it looks too good to be true and the price is suspicious, it's probably chuto.

Example

"Esos Nikes son chutos, los vendían en el mercado. → "Those Nikes are fake — they were selling them at the market."

"El título de ese médico parece chuto. → "That doctor's degree looks like a forgery."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Amigo cercano, aliado de confianza y cómplice de vida con quien tienes un lazo profundo e inquebrantable. Es más que un título religioso: es hermandad real forjada en experiencias compartidas que no se olvidan.