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Add a word/Sounds like "wah" (as in "water") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat")/
Meaning
A Chicano Spanish verb borrowed from the English "to watch," fully conjugated in Spanish. It means to look at something, check it out, or pay attention. One of the classic Spanglish verbs of Chicano caló, alive since the 1940s and still widely used in California, Texas, and New Mexico.
Examples
“Check out that ride, it's super clean.”
“Watch how they pull it off tonight.”
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/Sounds like "wah" (as in "water") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat")/
Meaning
A Chicano Spanish verb borrowed from the English "to watch," fully conjugated in Spanish. It means to look at something, check it out, or pay attention. One of the classic Spanglish verbs of Chicano caló, alive since the 1940s and still widely used in California, Texas, and New Mexico.
Examples
“Check out that ride, it's super clean.”
“Watch how they pull it off tonight.”
Regional synonyms
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Estar misio
To be completely broke in Chile, not a single peso to your name. Someone who is "misio" can't even pay for the bus and is counting coins until payday.