/Sounds like "KLEH-chah"/
A Chicano and Pachuco caló word for school, the classroom, or a lesson being given. "Llegar tarde a la clecha" means showing up late to class, and "echarle clecha" to someone means lecturing them or handing down a moral lesson. It's vocabulary that survived from the 1940s Pachuquismo and is still heard in Chicano neighborhoods across the US Southwest.
"Me tocó clecha a las siete. → I had school at seven."
"Le echó una clecha al batito. → He gave the kid a lecture."
/Sounds like "KLEH-chah"/
A Chicano and Pachuco caló word for school, the classroom, or a lesson being given. "Llegar tarde a la clecha" means showing up late to class, and "echarle clecha" to someone means lecturing them or handing down a moral lesson. It's vocabulary that survived from the 1940s Pachuquismo and is still heard in Chicano neighborhoods across the US Southwest.
"Me tocó clecha a las siete. → I had school at seven."
"Le echó una clecha al batito. → He gave the kid a lecture."
Copete
Booze or alcoholic drinks in Chile. 'Tomar copete' means to drink alcohol, and 'ir por un copete' is the classic invitation to go out for beers or drinks with friends. It covers any kind of alcohol, from beer to hard liquor, and is the go to Chilean word for a night of drinking.