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el cuate in English

mate, friend (informal) noun Latin America

Number 4,467 of the 5,000 most used words in Latin American Spanish.

Example

Es mi cuate desde la secundaria.

He's been my mate since secondary school.

In Spain

At this place in the list: molar (to be cool, to like (colloquial, Spain)).

Before: el desprecio · Next: secar

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