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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

A clumsy, careless person who does things badly without meaning to. The chambon in Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Honduras has no bad intentions, they just consistently fumble things: spill, drop, misread instructions, and finish everything slightly off or broken.