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/Sounds like "SOHN" (as in "solo") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A dumb, simple, naive person who doesn't get things even if you explain with drawings. The sonso goes through life missing signals, lost in their innocence or just completely disconnected from reality.

Examples

Don't play sonso, you know exactly what you did.

He's kinda sonso but good people.

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Regional synonyms

Stay alert, pay attention, or be ready to act. In Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru, "pilas" is a direct warning or instruction to sharpen up before something important happens. Literally "batteries": having your batteries charged means being switched on and aware.