Need Info on Don Cheto at KBUE-FM

[txray37]

What does Cheto mean? ??? How is it pronounced? :

 

[nmoore6676]

http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN1421673320070915

There was also an article in the LA Times in December 2007. It is available from their archive but there is a charge.

I won't risk the pronunciation but in Mexican (DF) slang it means an uncircumcised male. In Argentina I think it means something posh or pretentiously chic.

 

[davideduardo]

http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN1421673320070915

There was also an article in the LA Times in December 2007. It is available from their archive but there is a charge.

I won't risk the pronunciation but in Mexican (DF) slang it means an uncircumcised male. In Argentina I think it means something posh or pretentiously chic.

"Cheh´toe" is the best I can do with the pronunciation.

In my version of "100 Mexicinaos Dicen" nobody thought there was a double meaning... so the one you ascribe to the DF must be very limited, sort of like the Amores Perros DVD with Spanish subtitles so anyone who was not a Mexico City low-life could understand it.

In Uruguay, the word properly is something high-class, of quality. But in slang it means "snob" or "snobbish" as well. I never heard it used in Argentina, although it appears in some slang references.

 

[nmoore6676]

David:

I got the definition from the Urban Dictionary but they could be wrong about the posh definition since Uruguay as it is close to Argentina. The first definition refers to the resemblance of the item in question to a Cheeto corn snack so maybe your pronunciation is correct. I guess listening to his show on he radio or TV would be best for that. That usage seems limited to Mexico City (DF). There was a third definition meaning cool or so cool. It doesn't say where that is used though.

As to the Character I think it is meant as a kind of Minnie Pearl for Hispanics and if he continues long enough he will grow into it like the late Ms. Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon did and he will not need the makeup so much for TV either.

 

[Big E]

"Don" is a term used usually as a preffix (did I spell this correct?) with a mans first name, to show respect. Mostly used by small town folk, but not exclusively. "Cheto" is what lots of families lovingly call guys who are named HECTOR.
Some other examples:

Toño = Antonio
Pancho = Francisco
Pepe, Chepe = Jose
Beto = Alberto, Adalberto, pretty much anything that ends in "berto"
Chente = Vicente
Memo = Guillermo

I'm sure theres lots more. Hopes this helps.

 

[davideduardo]

"Don" is a term used usually as a preffix (did I spell this correct?) with a mans first name, to show respect.

The most famous use of "don" (which, not being a name, is not capitalized unless at the end of a sentence) is don Quijote, the Cervantes character from the book of the same name.

Children around Latin America are often taught to call elders "don" and in more traditional settings, the senior owner or manager of a business is also addressed that way. Even among families, "don" can be used to show respect for age, experience or even wealth. Service workers, like a gardener or mechanic, might call me don David, and have been doing so since I was in my twenties... its a sign of respect but it is also a bit on the classist side.

 

[txray37]

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