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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Chile, a large group of close friends you go out and party with. Your crew or squad. Going out with "la patota" means hitting the town with your whole trusted circle.

Examples

We all went out with the whole crew to celebrate the birthday.

The whole gang took a trip to the beach for the long weekend.

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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A gang or group of people who intimidate, bully, or cause trouble together. In Argentina and Uruguay, 'patota' is the crew you don't want showing up at your event, they travel in packs and their presence usually means something is about to go wrong.

Examples

The neighborhood crew showed up and chaos broke out.

Watch out for that gang, they're trouble.

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The hood of a car in Mexico. The thing you pop open to check the oil, let out suspicious smoke, or stand in front of while pretending to understand what you're looking at.