Tche is a colloquial expression used by the people of Rio Grande do Sul, especially from Rio Grande do Sul, in addition to neighboring countries such as Uruguay and Argentina.
Tche is a greeting and exclamation expression, used to refer to someone and has the same meaning as “dude”, “companion”, “boy”, “friend” and other synonyms.
Currently, it is customary to use the expressions "tri tchê" or "ba, huh" to represent different situations and emotions.
Example:"Ba tchê, congratulations on the achievement!" or "Ba tchê, you stepped on my toe!".
There are two versions for the origin of this expression: one from the natives and the other from the Spaniards.
The first talks about an ancient indigenous tribe in the Patagonia region called Mapuche, who when they wanted to call other people people, said “che”.
The Spanish version says that this expression was created to express any feeling of amazement, fright or exclamation. For the Spaniards, che was the way to appeal to God, but also to call people affectionately.
With the discovery of America, the Spanish colonizers brought this expression to the colonies of South America, and as Rio Grande do Sul is a state that suffered from the great influence of neighboring Latin countries, they ended up incorporating tchê in their vocabulary, which is still used today by people of all kinds. ages.
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