de choto
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de ˈt͡ʃoto/ [d̪e ˈt͡ʃo.t̪o]
- Syllabification: de cho‧to
Adverb
- (idiomatic, slang, El Salvador) for free.
- Synonym: de gratis
- Me dieron el paquete de choto por Navidad.
- They gave me the package for free because it was Christmas.
- (idiomatic, slang, El Salvador) vainly, in vain
- Synonym: en vano
- Hice el viaje de choto porque el doctor no estaba disponible.
- I made the trip in vain because the doctor was not available.
Further reading
- “choto”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010