Argentina
All expressions
Argentina
All expressions
To drink alcohol, to booze. It's the most direct and popular way to say 'drinking' in Mexico, Argentina, and Peru — 'chupar' sounds more intense than just 'having drinks.'.
Someone you're romantically into, that person you're attracted to even if nothing's official yet. An English loanword fully adopted by young Spanish speakers everywhere.
A woman, girl, or chick in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. It's the most widespread informal lunfardo term for referring to a woman — not necessarily negative, though it depends on context and tone.
A small shop or stand selling candy, newspapers, cigarettes, and drinks in Argentina and Uruguay. It's every kid's paradise on every corner where you'd spend the coins your dad gave you after school.
A sandwich — the local, endearing way they say it in Peru and Argentina. Every country adapted this borrowed word to their own accent, and this version stuck with warm, everyday charm.