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What does "chilero" mean?

Cool, great, nice.

Country
🇬🇹 Guatemala
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chee-LEH-roh
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Friends & informal

How it's actually used

Guatemala's word for cool, used for things, plans, and situations. "Qué chilero" is the standard reaction.

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What other countries say

Costa Rica says tuanis, Mexico says chido, El Salvador says chivo, Colombia says bacano.

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