Bolivian Spanish word

cerquita / ratito / cafecito

Meaning: nice and close / a little while / a little coffee (chuquisaqueño diminutives)

How it is used in Bolivia

Sucre's highland Spanish leans on diminutives to warm and soften what you say. They aren't baby talk, cerquita, ratito, cafecito, despacito, chompita are the everyday sound of chuquisaqueño courtesy, and reaching for them makes you sound at home.

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