/Sounds like "WAH-chah"/
A Chicano imperative meaning "look at this" or "pay attention." It comes from English "watch" adapted into Chicano phonetics with the Spanish imperative "a" ending. It's used as a call for attention, a warning, or an invitation to look at something worth seeing. You say it when you need someone to turn and look right now.
"Watcha ese carro, está bien firme. → Check out that car, it's tight."
"Watcha, se acerca la jura. → Heads up, the cops are coming."
/Sounds like "WAH-chah"/
A Chicano imperative meaning "look at this" or "pay attention." It comes from English "watch" adapted into Chicano phonetics with the Spanish imperative "a" ending. It's used as a call for attention, a warning, or an invitation to look at something worth seeing. You say it when you need someone to turn and look right now.
"Watcha ese carro, está bien firme. → Check out that car, it's tight."
"Watcha, se acerca la jura. → Heads up, the cops are coming."
Meter las narices
To refer to someone who inserts themselves into other people's business without being invited. This person always has an opinion about something that doesn't concern them.