curado
informal, Chile
In Chile a drunk person is often called curado. Borracho is the standard word and cufifo is a playful slang term.
Meaning: under the influence of alcohol (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| curado | informal, Chile |
| Borracho | neutral |
| Cufifo | slang, Chile |
Chileans say andar curado or estar curado for being drunk. Borracho can sound harsher because it can also describe a person who drinks too much.
How does it change in a sentence?
The words agree with gender: curado for a man and curada for a woman.
Did you know?
- Curado in Chile also describes food or meat that has been cured, but in speech about people it means drunk.
Examples in context
- Ayer andaba borracho.Yesterday he was drunk.
Example conversation
Marco worries about his friend Luis at a party in Santiago.
- MarcoLuis está muy curado.Luis is very drunk.
- AnaMejor llamémosle un taxi.Let us call him a taxi.
- MarcoBuena idea.Good idea.
