Bolivian Spanish word
chip
Meaning: SIM card (local term)
Other meanings
- the SIM card
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Greeting at any hour and saying your nameLesson 1, level A0
Start lesson 1How it is used in Bolivia
Bolivians say 'chip' for the SIM card everywhere (on shop signs, on the receipt, and from the clerk) never the more formal 'tarjeta SIM'.
In Bolivia a SIM card is normally called a chip, not 'tarjeta SIM', asking for 'un chip' is the everyday wording at a phone shop.
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