2006-10-15 11:35:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In which language? In Croatian it is the word for cotton product that is white and fluffy, in vocative shape.
2006-10-15 23:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by dragonfly140 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just means man. People say it's bad to use because they associate only gang bangers using the word. It is informal. You wouldn't go up to your grandma and call her a vato, but it's okay to use if it is one of your close friends that you've known for a long time.
2006-10-15 11:43:39 · answer #2 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While most of the answers are right in that it's just another way to say "dude" or "man," to some of it's a vulgarized form of a rather the repectable term "vate," which means "bard." "Vate" has been used in many Latin cultures as a "cool" way to greet an esteemed friend.
2006-10-15 11:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the answers are correct. Except it's written with a "b", not a "v". (bato).
It's not offensive but, at least here in Mexico, it is not used by educated adults.
2006-10-15 12:15:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vato is like the hispanic...."dude"
2006-10-15 11:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by DopeBoyMagic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you mean this vato? :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vato
2006-10-15 11:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by AnonymousQuestionerAnswerer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it s not nice the translation would be CHUM
2006-10-15 12:44:28 · answer #7 · answered by opaalvarez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋