casual📍 Peru — Lima

Jato

Literal meaning: "House (slang)"

House / Home (Peru)

HAH-toh

What does it mean?

"Jato" is Peruvian street slang for house or home, especially common among younger people in Lima. "Mi jato" is "my place" — used the way an English speaker might say "my crib".

How to use it

Casual, friend-to-friend register. Skip it in professional or formal contexts, where "mi casa" is the safe default.

Example sentences

Come over to my place.

Ven a mi jato.

I'm at home.

Estoy en mi jato.

Related phrases

Pata

Friend / Pal (Peru)

Causa

Friend / Buddy (Peru)

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Causa

Friend / Buddy (Peru)

Pata

Friend / Pal (Peru)

Bacán

Cool / Awesome (Peru)

Misio

Broke / No money (Peru)

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casual📍 Peru — Lima

Jato

Literal meaning: "House (slang)"

House / Home (Peru)

HAH-toh

What does it mean?

"Jato" is Peruvian street slang for house or home, especially common among younger people in Lima. "Mi jato" is "my place" — used the way an English speaker might say "my crib".

How to use it

Casual, friend-to-friend register. Skip it in professional or formal contexts, where "mi casa" is the safe default.

Example sentences

Come over to my place.

Ven a mi jato.

I'm at home.

Estoy en mi jato.

Related phrases

Pata

Friend / Pal (Peru)

Causa

Friend / Buddy (Peru)

More peru-slang phrases

Causa

Friend / Buddy (Peru)

Pata

Friend / Pal (Peru)

Bacán

Cool / Awesome (Peru)

Misio

Broke / No money (Peru)

Translate using real Peruvian Spanish

HablaFlow translates with authentic phrasing like "Jato" — not robotic textbook Spanish.

Try Free — 10 Translations

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