Apr 26, 2002 00:25
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term

elchamo mas pana

Non-PRO Spanish to English Other other
spain

Proposed translations

+7
19 mins
Selected

the best friend

That could be Spanish, but surely it isn't Spanish from Spain.
chamo is a name given for boys in Venezuela and may be some other countries. Pana is used in Dominican Republic, it means friend
So this means
the best friend in a familiar way.
Peer comment(s):

agree Bill Greendyk : Nice answer, Claudia!!
18 mins
Thanks Will. And in English !
agree Mariflor Salas : I can bet this sentence is of Venezuelan origins. Tnat's exactly the way Venezuelans speak!
19 mins
agree Sebastian Lopez : Yes, this is Venezuelan slang. "Pana" means friend...
31 mins
agree Francisco Herrerias : I've heard this somewhere, too bad I don't remember where... Excelent answer...
1 hr
No es pa'tanto. Gracias.
agree giuseppe
6 hrs
agree Teresa Duran-Sanchez : You must be right! Never heard it in Spain!
15 hrs
agree ritchi
2 days 20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
+2
12 hrs

the friendliest guy/dude

this is definitely not from Spain -

Chamo is latin american for guy/dude

pana is friend or friendly
Peer comment(s):

agree Shiquilla (X) : nop, definetly not from Spain,it's a venezuelan expression...the friendliest dude is a good translation. You could also use "the coolest dude" Greetings from Venezuela ;)"
3 hrs
muchas gracias
agree Emilio Gironda
12 hrs
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14 hrs

el muchacho (el amigo) más solidario, el compinche

el brothercito,
se usa en medios bajos
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