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Toche (Gocho Spanish)

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Toche is a common word peculiar of the Gocho Spanish, a dialect of Spanish language. This dialect is the used in the Venezuelan Andes (in Western Venezuela), and in Norte de Santander (Colombian province bordering Venezuela).

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Meaning

Toche is a word used for insult, denigrate, belittle, laughing.

  • If it talk of toche as offense, it would say, Toche is an idiot, a person that says things that not should say, an asshole, that say stupid things, among others. A clear example is: !No sea Tan Toche!, !Pobre Tocheee! or Carlos es tan toche que se creyó el cuento.
  • Also this word is used as a sex symbol. Example: ¡Huy tengo el toche parado! or A la caraja esa le arrimaron el Toche anoche.
  • Some people use it to refer to little things like: Eso es una Tochadita or Eso es un toche bicho ahí que no sirve para nada. Among other examples.
  • Toche according to the tone means "any person". Example: En el cine solo había tres toches.
  • It is also used as an interjection. Example: ¿quiere que le regale 100 bolívares?... ¡Toche!.
  • Retoche: augmentative. Example: Lo engañaron otra vez porque es retoche.
  • Tochazo: means "knock". Example: Me dí un tochazo al caerme.
  • Tochada: It can mean "foolishness". Example: No vale la pena discutir por una tochada; Some easy to do. Example: Esa tarea es una tochada, or simply "thing". Example: Páseme esa tochada.
  • Tochadita: "trinket". Example: compré unas tochaditas en el mercado.
  • Destochado: Depending on the context, it means "depressed". Example: Carlos está destochado porque terminó con su novia; or "rushed". Example: Salió destochado a pagar el recibo de la luz.
  • For a Gocho (demonym for the people from Venezuelan Andes) is too common say the word toche, it is estimated that in the Táchira the most frequent words are: ¿Que pajó? (derivative of the Spanish language phrase ¿Que pasó?), Boo, Toche, Cuéntelo!, Hola.

    In Ecuador

    In some dialects of the Spanish in Ecuador, it can have two meanings:

  • It means the feeling that can have a teenager in a dance club when feel a sexual desire and he is not interested with who may have relationships. Example: Quiero sacarme este toche que tengo con cualquiera, no lo aguanto más!!!!
  • Means hyperactivity. Example: Este pibe está toche del todo!!!.
  • References

    Toche (Gocho Spanish) Wikipedia