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vato

[ˈbat̪o]

Rhymes with a.to

Where it comes from

Del caló vato ('viejo').

noun vatos

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, colloquial Se utiliza para referirse a un hombre cualquiera, o como forma de llamar a un amigo.
Similar: tío, hombre, amigo, acho

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@misc{vato_2026,
  title = {vato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/vato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}