la chota
lah choh-tahnoun
Spanish & ChicanoStrongDifficulty 2 of 3: Regional
Definition
The police. Street Spanish, not the word you use when you are asking an officer for directions.
In simple English: The cops.
Examples
La chota is circling the sideshow.
Put the camera down, here comes the chota.
Usage notes
In-group California Mexican and Chicano speech. Understand it first. Repeating it if it is not your language can sound like you are playing dress-up — or picking a fight. Also la jura, la placa. Not friendly.
At a glance
- Track
- Spanish & Chicano
- Region
- Statewide
- Part of speech
- noun