Pocito, poqito, as a nickname?
Hi, I had a spanish exchange student boy, he was 13 years old from Castro Urdiales, Spain and I noticed some of the older spanish exchange students would call him pocito and so I asked him what it meant and he said it is a "name" and that it is good but I would like to know exactly what it means and whether he was telling the truth about it being a good name. Thanks so much!
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The correct spelling could be "poquito", although "pozo" and "pocito" could be used just as well. I'm not extremely familiar with slangs, but it could be a derogatory term for a Jewish person.
Would he say it with the Spanish accent? (spelled out like this): po-thee-to? Or was it po-kee-to?
Well, if it is "pocito" (pronounced "po-thee-to") then, according to my Chilean friend, it is an insult in some countries, but he doesn't know the exact meaning in English. It's a diminutive coming from the word "pozo" which normally translates as "well" or "hole".
It could be a way of calling him a "a know it all". An example sentence would be "¡Eres un pocito de ciencia!" (You are a science know-it-all!) Not necessarily and insult in Spain, which is where it sounds like it is from.
If someone is called a "pozo (o pocito) sin fondo", it refers to someone being insatiable.
Hi, he is not Jewish but he is on the shorter side and I know that word has some familiarity with words like poco, etc. meaning little, etc. so maybe that could be it but I am not sure. And they would say po-thee-to. I hope this is of some help, if you have any more questions that could help you answer my question just let me know. Thanks so much!
potheeto? because potito (with ti as tint in english) is "little back lower part of a person", and also it could mean "a... face" or "a.. hole"... is he cherry-cheeked?
