What does it mean when someone say "watch this vato come back"?
what does it mean when someone say watch this vato come back?
4 Answers
Although Nathaniel is right, it can be seen as offensive in many Spanish- speaking countries, in Mexico Vato sometimes spelled (Bato) can simply refer to someone as a dude.
For example: "Oye, vato, ¿Por qué no vamos a echar una copa?" This would not be translated as offensive, rather as "Hey dude, why don't we go have a drink?"
(Reference from :Streewise Spanish Dictionary/Thesarus)
Yeah basically its the same as we do in english. If its spoken amongst friends, its an endearment term, if its not spoken to a friend, its prolly a derrogetory conotation implied.
Vato is an insulting and profane word, but in the assumption that your question is genuine and not looking for an explicit definition, you can substitute it for the word 'guy' (even though that is not the correct translation), knowing that the meaning is vulgar and offensive and that way you can understand what is being said.
