I hear the Spanish neighbors say that to my cat and sometimes to other children. It sounds offensive. I also speak Spanish but I had never learned that word.
2007-04-20 04:25:37 · 15 answers · asked by Kane 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Corrected: My neighbors are not Spaniards. They are Latinos, possibly Mexicans. Thank You: El dormilon
2007-04-20 06:15:16 · update #1
Its like saying "get away" Like English people say "shoo"
2007-04-20 05:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that your neighbors are saying the word "fúchila." According to the "Spanish Language Dictionary" (or Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua Española, in Spanish) Fúchila is a synonym of "fuchi!" Interjection used in Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador to express unlikeness.
I am from Ecuador and I used to say that word when something stank. Some people also use that word to say:
"get outta here!"
2007-04-20 06:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by Marian30 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fuchila is slang in Mexico for what Americans commonly refer to as “ewwwww”. I’m not mexican, I dont have mexican relatives, but I used to watch a tv show in the 80s called: “El chavo del 8″ and he used to say that word a lot.
http://www.fuchila.com/about/
2007-04-20 05:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of us in Latinamerica use this word, "fuchila", when something has a bad smell, or when we reject something.
Maybe your Spanish-speaking neighbors don't like cats,
maybe they're more sensitive to cats' very peculiar smell,
maybe your neighbors have superstitious feelings that make them reject cats.
One of my best friends has a strong phobia to cats (aelurophobia), she'll certainly say: Fuchili, fuchila...
When using it to address to kids, they will probably saying
"please don't tease me now"...
I don't think the word is offensive at all, do you?
2007-04-20 05:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by Smurfette 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are your neighbors really Spanish??
Or are they Mexican? Cuban? Costa Rican? Or perhaps, Venezuelan?
While the language spoken is, indeed, Spanish, this does not imply that the individuals are. As an American, I have never referred to myself as English.
If you speak Spanish, then please be sensitive to this important difference...unless, of course, your neighbors really are from Spain.
2007-04-20 05:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by el_dormilon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because your cat is disturbing your neighbors, maybe they are Mexicans.
Fuchila is an annoying expression, from Mexico.
2007-04-20 04:34:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've looked in 3 dictionaries, even for words with almost the same phonetics, but can't find anything remotely the same. Are you sure of the spelling? Why don't you just ask them, maybe they could tell you?
2007-04-20 04:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by Lady G 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The correct spelling is : Fuchila.
Sometimes, people use a shorter version: Fuchi.
It means: "Gross" or "Disgusting"
2007-04-20 04:47:59 · answer #8 · answered by gabyrogut 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Él es muy lindo = He is very beautiful You should feel very happy about that comment! :D
2016-05-19 21:41:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means something stinky or get out of here. Next time tell them "Callete" (ky-ya-tay). That means "SHUT UP!!!"
2007-04-20 04:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋