Friend
How to Say 'Friend' in Spanish Slang: 20+ Words From Every Country
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Add a word/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Meaning
A friend, coworker, or someone you get along with and see every day in Spain. Colega is universal, it works for friends, acquaintances, work buddies, and even strangers you want to be cool with.
Examples
“I'm going out with my colegas from work.”
“He's been my colega since college, we've known each other for years.”
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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "gah" (as in "garden")/
Meaning
A friend, coworker, or someone you get along with and see every day in Spain. Colega is universal, it works for friends, acquaintances, work buddies, and even strangers you want to be cool with.
Examples
“I'm going out with my colegas from work.”
“He's been my colega since college, we've known each other for years.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
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Paleta
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A hard candy on a stick in various flavors and colors in Mexico, Spain, and Colombia. What Argentina calls chupetín and Chile calls chupete, every country has a different name for the same happiness.