Bolivian Spanish word
la chompita
Meaning: a light sweater
How it is used in Bolivia
'Chompa' is the Andean word for a sweater or jumper; the diminutive 'chompita' is what doña Carmen tells you to grab when the Sucre night turns cold. At around 2.800 m the city can be sunny by day and chilly by night in the same breath.
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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)