/Sounds like 'SOH-tah'/
To play dumb, act oblivious, or pretend you don't know what's going on when you clearly do. In Chile, hacerse el sota is a social tactic — feigning ignorance to dodge responsibility or avoid an awkward situation.
"Hazte el sota si te preguntan quién fue."
"Se hizo el sota cuando le reclamé el dinero. → Play dumb if they ask who did it."
"He played ignorant when I confronted him about the money."
/Sounds like 'SOH-tah'/
To play dumb, act oblivious, or pretend you don't know what's going on when you clearly do. In Chile, hacerse el sota is a social tactic — feigning ignorance to dodge responsibility or avoid an awkward situation.
"Hazte el sota si te preguntan quién fue."
"Se hizo el sota cuando le reclamé el dinero. → Play dumb if they ask who did it."
"He played ignorant when I confronted him about the money."