See vato in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"form": "vatos",
"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "vata",
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"word": "vato loco"
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"(Chicano, slang) Male Hispanic youth; guy; dude; boyfriend; significant other"
],
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},
{
"word": "jato"
}
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"ipa": "/ˈbato/"
},
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"tags": [
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}
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],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for vato meaning in Spanish (1.5kB)
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