botar

How it is used in Bolivia

Where textbooks say «tirar», Bolivia says «botar»: «la pepa se bota», «botalo nomás». One of the quickest words to make you sound local.

Learn it in a real situation

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Related words

• che: hey (attention-getter between friends)
• che / dale / nomás: hey / deal! / just, simply
• cuñapé: cruceño cheese-and-yuca bread
• dale: sure / okay
• día de campo: day out in the countryside
• el achachairú: achachairú, small sweet-and-sour lowland fruit

Guides that use this term

• The mercado is a conversation, not a supermarket