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Bandera de Colombia

/Sounds like 'koh-LEE-noh'/

Someone from the countryside or a rural area who stands out as out of place in the city. In Colombia, colino is a person whose rural origins show — in their speech, their reactions, their unfamiliarity with urban life.

Example

"Se nota que es colino, pregunta cosas que aquí todos sabemos."

"Era colino cuando llegó a Medellín pero ya se adaptó. → You can tell he's from the countryside, he asks things everyone here already knows."

"He was a rural kid when he arrived in Medellín but he's adapted now."

Regional synonyms:

Despedida casual mexicana que no necesariamente implica que se van a ver pronto ni que hay planes reales. Es más un 'bye' educado y amistoso que una promesa de reencuentro, nadie se lo toma literal.