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/Sounds like "yohc" (as in "yoke") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

In Bolivia, a young boy or teenager, from Aymara and Quechua. A widely used colloquial term on the altiplano for referring to a young person in an informal, everyday way.

Examples

That llockalla is always playing soccer in the plaza.

Send the llockalla to buy bread on the corner.

Regional synonyms

In Colombia, cool, awesome, or genuinely great. Bacano is the gold-standard compliment for people, places, food, and plans. When something is bacano it truly exceeded expectations. Warm, enthusiastic, and unmistakably Colombian.