Kid, young guy.
Means a boy, a young man, or affectionately anyone younger than the speaker. "Piba" for a girl. Maradona was "el pibe de oro." Warm, everyday, not rude.
Likely from Genoese Italian "pivetto," a young apprentice — lunfardo again.
Mexico says chavo, Colombia says pelao, Spain says chaval, Chile says cabro.
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