Bolivian Spanish word
cerquita
Meaning: right nearby (diminutive of cerca)
How it is used in Bolivia
Highland Sucre softens speech with diminutives ('cerquita', 'poquito', 'ratito', 'un cafecito') and a gentle 'pues'. This warm, usted-forward chuquisaqueño register is the opposite of cruceño voseo; there is no 'vos' here.
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Related words
- Cal Orck'o: Cal Orck'o (the fossil footprint wall)
- cerquita / ratito / cafecito: nice and close / a little while / a little coffee (chuquisaqueño diminutives)
- despacito: nice and slow (diminutive of 'despacio')
- el cafecito: the little coffee
- el Dino Bus: the Dino Bus (themed bus/truck to Cal Orck'o)
- el Pujllay: the Pujllay festival