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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/

Meaning

A kid, boy, or young person in Guatemala, as Guatemalan as frijoles volteados and atol de elote. It's the Guatemalan way of referring to any young person with warmth and familiarity.

Examples

That patojo is already so big, time flies.

Kids these days live glued to their phones.

Word family

A thief, crook, or untrustworthy person with bad intentions. This is the most widespread meaning outside Colombia: someone you shouldn't leave alone with your wallet. In Spain and the Southern Cone, calling someone "pillo" is not a compliment.