What does "bichote" mean?

A big shot — specifically a drug boss.

Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
Say it: bee-CHOH-teh
Register: Loaded — use with care

How it's actually used

Primarily means someone who runs a drug point, and it is all over trap and reggaeton lyrics. Used loosely it can mean anyone acting important, but the criminal sense is the main one.

Examples

Se cree bichote. He thinks he’s a big shot.
Ese tema habla de bichotes. That track is about drug bosses.

Where it comes from

From English "big shot", respelled as Puerto Rican Spanish hears it.

Before you say it

This names real criminal roles and real violence. Understand it for the lyrics; do not call anyone this.

Now actually use it out loud

Reading a definition isn't the same as saying it to someone. Lingo Kaiava is a voice tutor set to Puerto Rican Spanish — it uses bichote the way locals do, corrects you in the moment, and never "fixes" the way real people actually talk into textbook Puerto Rican Spanish.