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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "lehc" (as in "let") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
A public transit bus that runs fixed routes through the city. In Argentina and Peru it's the standard way to refer to public transportation, an essential part of daily life.
“The 152 colectivo gets you downtown in half an hour.”
“I had to wait for three colectivos because they were all full.”
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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "lehc" (as in "let") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "boh" (as in "boat")/
A public transit bus that runs fixed routes through the city. In Argentina and Peru it's the standard way to refer to public transportation, an essential part of daily life.
“The 152 colectivo gets you downtown in half an hour.”
“I had to wait for three colectivos because they were all full.”
Mono
In Panama, Guatemala, and Honduras, a casual informal way to refer to a guy or just some dude. More neutral in tone than in other Spanish-speaking countries, where the same word can carry negative or racial connotations.