What does the word vato mean?

Question

if you call your friend a vato, like see you later vato?

Answer 1

HI Mysty, please use correct spelling on this site, we are all learners

We had another thread on vato , please have a look.

Answer 2

I grew up using "Vato" as slang. We used it like Californians would use "Dude." eg. "órale vato, que pasa?" = "Hey dude, what's up?"

Answer 3

Hola: Bienvenido.

Here is a great dictionary for unusual words like "Vato".

Vato - Urban Dictionary