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/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "soh" (as in "solo")/
A knife or sharp bladed weapon, especially one carried on the street. Used in Colombia to refer to an improvised or homemade blade, the kind you do not want to run into in a dangerous neighborhood.
“He came out with a blade hidden under his jacket.”
“They came at him with a knife and he had to run.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "soh" (as in "solo")/
An intense, bone-chilling cold in Colombia, particularly the damp, biting cold of high-altitude cities like Bogota. Chuzo is not just cool or chilly: it is the kind of cold that cuts through your clothes and settles into your bones before you even realize it hit you.
“En Bogotá hace un chuzo que no aguantas sin chaqueta.”
“In Bogota the cold is so sharp you cannot survive without a jacket.”
“Salí sin saco y casi me mato del chuzo.”
“I went out without a coat and nearly froze to death out there.”
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/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "soh" (as in "solo")/
A knife or sharp bladed weapon, especially one carried on the street. Used in Colombia to refer to an improvised or homemade blade, the kind you do not want to run into in a dangerous neighborhood.
“He came out with a blade hidden under his jacket.”
“They came at him with a knife and he had to run.”
/Sounds like "CHOO" (as in "choose") + "soh" (as in "solo")/
An intense, bone-chilling cold in Colombia, particularly the damp, biting cold of high-altitude cities like Bogota. Chuzo is not just cool or chilly: it is the kind of cold that cuts through your clothes and settles into your bones before you even realize it hit you.
“En Bogotá hace un chuzo que no aguantas sin chaqueta.”
“In Bogota the cold is so sharp you cannot survive without a jacket.”
“Salí sin saco y casi me mato del chuzo.”
“I went out without a coat and nearly froze to death out there.”
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Patota
A gang or group of people who intimidate, bully, or cause trouble together. In Argentina and Uruguay, 'patota' is the crew you don't want showing up at your event, they travel in packs and their presence usually means something is about to go wrong.