(Have you seen Machu Picchu? It’s cool!) 11. ChidoĬhido is a Mexican slang term for “cool.” (How cool/awesome, we don’t have homework.) 9. This word is used in Chile to mean “cool” or “nice.”Ĭalidá is Guatemalan slang for “cool” or “excellent.”įor Spanish students, this is probably one of the more familiar words for “cool.” It’s used throughout Latin America.

While cachete literally means “cheek,” it’s used in Chile and Costa Rica to mean “cool.” It’s often used with a todo. It can be also used to speak about people, but in that case it can mean anything from “really good looking” to “kindhearted person who is a bit too soft,” so before using it, check its meaning in the country where you are. Used in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Peru, buenazo is the equivalent of “cool” or “really good.” It’s generally used to describe inanimate objects rather than people. (She is cool because she always goes to all the parties.) 4. Onda literally means “wave” or “ripple,” so buena onda is “good wave.” Buena onda is used in Argentina, Chile and Mexico to mean “cool” or “good vibe.”Įlla es buena onda porque siempre va a todas las fiestas. ¿Te has comprado un convertible? ¡Qué bárbaro! However, in Argentina, it’s frequently used to mean “cool.” Indeed, it’s often used to describe something terrible. This word literally means “barbarian” or “barbaric,” so you’d think it would be a negative. In other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, this word can mean anything from “lover” to “boss” to “steep” to “posh” because we live in a strange and confusing world. In Colombia in particular, it may sometimes appear as bacano.īe careful with this one, though. In Chile, Colombia, Peru and Cuba, bacán is used to describe something as cool. (Download) The 30 Coolest Words That Mean “Cool” in Spanish 1.

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The 30 Coolest Words That Mean “Cool” in Spanish.Your Spanish skills are already pretty cool if you’ve mastered Mexican slang and tried learning and using colloquial words from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.īut now, it’s time to learn the 30 coolest Spanish words for “cool.” There are plenty of ways to say “cool,” but some are decidedly less cool than others.

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