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/Sounds like "WAH" (as in "water") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

In Chile, a lone, unmatched object that got separated from its pair. Most commonly used for socks or gloves, but it applies to anything that should come in twos and is now flying solo.

Examples

I've had one huacho sock since laundry day, the other one vanished.

I can't find my glove, it's sitting huacho somewhere.

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/Sounds like "WAH" (as in "water") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

An orphan or motherless person in Chile, but it's also used for something single, loose, or unmatched, like that one sock without a pair. Context determines if it's sad or just descriptive.

Examples

That lone glove has been there for weeks, nobody claims it.

The poor kid grew up an orphan and had to fend for himself.

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Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Guacho

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In Venezuela, to act superior, show off, or put on airs. Someone who "priva" is always bragging about what they have or who they are, looking down on everyone else.