/Sounds like "WAH" (as in "wand") + "choh"/
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.
Example
"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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/Sounds like "WAH" (as in "wand") + "choh"/
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.
Example
"That lone glove has been there for weeks, nobody claims it."
"The poor kid grew up an orphan and had to fend for himself."
Word family
Regional synonyms: