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/Sounds like "PYOH" + "chah" (as in "chat")/

Meaning

Excellent, perfect, top-notch, Mexico's under-the-radar word for when something is genuinely outstanding. Piocha literally refers to a goatee, but as slang it means something is flawless and exactly right. When a Mexican says está piocha, they mean it's on point.

Examples

The plan worked out perfectly, everyone's happy.

Your idea is spot-on, let's do it that way.

Regional synonyms

In Venezuela, an informal credit arrangement at the neighborhood bodega where you take something now and pay later. It is a trust-based agreement between the customer and the local shopkeeper.