Bolivian Spanish word
chango
Other forms: changuito, changa, changuita
Meaning: kid, small child; also a young person or teenager
Where it is said: All over Bolivia; also north-west Argentina
Example
Los changuitos ya salieron de la escuela.
The kids are already out of school.
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
Friendly and everyday: a changuito is a little one, and 'los changos' can be the kids of the house or the teenagers of the neighbourhood. The diminutive makes it warmer still.
The ASALE dictionary records it in Bolivia and north-west Argentina. Elsewhere in Latin America 'chango' can mean a monkey, so keep this sense for Bolivian conversations.