Argentina
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Argentina
All expressions
A neighborhood corner store that sells groceries and basic daily essentials in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. It's the classic, old school version of a modern minimarket, where the owner knows you by name and might even let you buy on credit until payday.
A spectacular, jaw dropping goal in soccer that makes the commentators scream for thirty seconds straight. The kind that goes viral instantly and gets replayed in slow motion all week long. Adding the suffix 'azo' to 'gol' turns it into something epic and unforgettable.
Lugar designado donde el transporte público detiene para subir y bajar pasajeros. En la Ciudad de México, preguntar por la parada correcta es arte mayor: a veces son postes con señal, a veces solo un punto en la banqueta que la gente conoce.
To eat a lot and with serious appetite, when hunger completely takes over and you eat nonstop until your stomach begs for mercy. While 'tragar' literally means 'to swallow,' in slang across Latin America and Spain it means to stuff your face with food like there's no tomorrow.
Really fast, in an instant, without unnecessary delays in Argentina and Uruguay. When something gets done en un toque, it's done with speed, efficiency, and zero beating around the bush.