neutral📍 Caribbean Coast
Costeño
Person from the Colombian Caribbean coast
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What does it mean?
"Costeño" refers to someone from Colombia's Caribbean coast — Barranquilla, Cartagena, or Santa Marta. Costeños are known for their warmth, humor, and distinctive accent and slang. Understanding costeño speech is key to connecting on the coast.
How to use it
Use to refer to or describe people from the coast. Costeños are proud of their identity.
Example sentences
He's from the coast.
Él es costeño.
Costeños are very warm people.
Los costeños son muy cálidos.
Related phrases
More costeno phrases
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