Bolivian Spanish word
hijito / tempranito (diminutivos chuquisaqueños)
Meaning: 'dear' / 'nice and early' (Chuquisaca diminutives)
How it is used in Bolivia
Doña Carmen's warmth is highland chuquisaqueño: heavy diminutives ('hijito', 'tempranito', 'un ratito', 'despacito') and the soft tag 'pues'. It's usted throughout, warm and a little traditional, the opposite register to Santa Cruz's voseo.
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Related words
- Cal Orck'o: Cal Orck'o (the fossil footprint wall)
- cerquita: right nearby (diminutive of cerca)
- 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)