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What does «la chepa» mean in Dominican Spanish?
la chepa
a lucky break
| Meaning | a lucky break |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | el golpe de suerte |
| Register | Colloquial |
«¡Qué chepa!»
What luck!
Luck that you did not earn. «De chepa» means by luck, by chance.
Related Dominican words
- ajumao / ajumá — drunk
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- dar una vuelta — to go for a ride or a walk
- dizque / dique — supposedly
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el lío — trouble, a mess
- el reguero — a mess
- el romo — rum
- hablador / habladora — a big talker
- jumo — drunkenness, a buzz
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