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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

A stubborn person who will not budge or change their position no matter how much reasoning or evidence you throw at them. Used across Mexico and Central America as a synonym for hardheaded or pigheaded.