Coincidentally today I remembered this word. The use we gave it in the CENTRAL zone of Chile is not "perguetano" because the sound of the vowel "u" is lost. I am talking about its use about 50 years ago ha . I listened to my parents who came from Norte Chico, a probable place of origin. Its use did not have a clear offensive or contemptuous bias, but it was used to refer to an ordinary man. I don't remember it being used for the female gender. I have the impression that it was in common use. ""
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