The word Vato is Spanish for "dude", or "man" - made popular by the song appropriately named "Vato" by Snoop Dogg featuring B-Real and Pharrell.
"Vato you wont believe what I saw,
I saw these pack a gangs and they act real hard..."
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Hispanic word. roughly translated as 'friend'. kind of like homie or blud.
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one of the most evil creatures in Georgian mythology who got dumped twice by the same girl
vato and akaki talking
A:hru
V:bad
a:ana
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Also describes the language, similar to spanglish in origin, but with an emphasis on slang of the particular sub-culture
"What did he say? Sorry, I don't speak Vato holmes."
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A girls boyfriend or just a guy
Wheres ur vato at?
or
that vato is lookin pretty firme
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can mean dude,friend,homeboy
but can also mean gay
dude;friend
ex: ehh vato? ke pasa ta noche?
ayy whats happenin tonite?
gay;
ex: vete al diablo vato!
go to hell faggot!
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Mexican undesirables and criminals.
Some of the vatos in South LA are on a crime spree and shot into a home killing a small child.
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