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/Sounds like "loh" (as in "loan") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A round, red Bolivian chili pepper, the spiciest in the country's cuisine, enough to make even the bravest sweat. In Bolivia, locoto is the star of llajua and any dish that needs real fire.

Examples

I added locoto to the dish and he could barely finish it.

That sauce has locoto in it, careful, it's really hot.

Regional synonyms

In a flirty context: attractive, hot, sexy. Nothing to do with money or wealth. When someone says "estás rico/a" with that tone, it is a direct and unambiguous compliment about physical attractiveness. Used across Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba.