chapo

USAGE NOTE
The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera is known as "El Chapo" ("Shorty" in English) due to his short stature.
el chapo, la chapa(
chah
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poh
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This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(short person)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. shorty
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¡Ven poquito, chapo! Tenemos que platicar.Come here a second, shorty! We need to talk.
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