pitote

el pitote
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(commotion)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. fuss
El cliente montó un pitote porque no le dimos el descuento que quería.The customer kicked up a fuss because we didn't give him the discount he wanted.
b. row
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
No sé a qué se debió todo ese pitote, pero hasta la policía tuvo que intervenir.I don't know what that whole row was about, but even the police had to intervene.
c. ruckus
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Voy a armar un pitote como no me devuelvan mi dinero.I'm going to raise a ruckus if they don't give me my money back.
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