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/Sounds like "koo" (as in "cool") + "LEE" (as in "lead") + "chee" (as in "cheek")/

Meaning

A person from Culiacán, Sinaloa, in northwestern Mexico. Pure regional identity from the Sinaloan neighborhood, used with local pride.

Examples

That girl is from Culiacán, you can tell by the Sinaloan accent.

People from Culiacán know seafood better than anyone in the north.

Regional synonyms

An old, beat-up car that is barely holding together. In Venezuela and Colombia, "perol" is used with affectionate mockery for the vehicle that miraculously still starts, leaks oil, sounds like it is arguing with the road, but somehow always gets you where you are going.