Coje la wawa

Don't believe to many Argentinian or Uruguayan would be too sure what this means:

Coje la wawa.

Hey Chris.

I'm wondering if this is some sort of U.S. or U.K. version of Spanish. W is rarely used in Spanish. In fact, unless it's been inserted in recent years it isn't in the alphabet. Maybe it's spelled jua-jua; gua-gua; hua-hua? We need a native speaker here.

Hi, I have understood that "wawa" (or "guagua") is a Chilean Slang for "Baby"

Hi Salvadorm!

Is it actually spelled "wawa"?

Hi Vincente,

Was just told it's mainly used in Puerto Rico and also found the following in Google:

Se escribe guagua y no wawa, y eso lo decimos los canarios para referirnos al autobus.

"wawa" (Chilean Slang for "Baby") is a very informal word, so they has not a specific way to pronounce it, from what I've heard, most of the times, they pronounce it as "wawa"

To me "coje la wawa" means: "agarra la moto". I dont know how to say in English (catch the motorbike ?) but wawa means: motorbike. Also means: girlfriend, "esperando a mi wawa", "waiting for my girl".

I guess depending on the country this word can have many meanings. I must of admit I have never heard a motorbike or a girl called "wawa"

Perhaps is not the same "wawa" and "guagua". For example, for google translator "guagua" is Bus in Spanish to English. Something weird because is not an universal word.

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Originally Posted by Jonatane

Perhaps is not the same "wawa" and "guagua". For example, for google translator "guagua" is Bus in Spanish to English. Something weird because is not an universal word.

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Hola Jonatane

Sorry this is off-topic but regarding the use of "an" before universal, maybe it was a typo, but just in case...:)

This is an exception to the use of an before a vowel. When u makes the same sound as the y in you, or o makes the same sound as w in won, then a is used. Also, when eu makes the same sound as y, or when e by itself makes the same sound as y, then likewise use a, as a union, a universe

• a united front
• a unicorn
• a used napkin
• a U.S. ship
• a one-legged man
• a European trip
• a ewe lamb

I hope this is useful to our translators.

Saludos

Vicente, Thanks a lot for all the description. I have to say is my mistake, I always do. Probably, because I confuse Spanish with English when I have a word beginning with a vowel.

un barco
un viaje en crucero
un soldado
un avion

I put the n after because I'm used to.

Otro vocablo típico de los chilenos es el de polola/pololo, lo tenían?

polola y pololo ^_^ como Novios, sí, lo escuché, también se dice que 2 personas están "Pololeando", me gusta el español Chileno, me suena relajado y jovial.

Si, ese termino es muy conocido para referirse a novio o novia, pero siendo muy sincero, no me gusta para nada el español chileno. Prefiero el español de españa, aunque tampoco me agrada.