Argentina
All expressions
Argentina
All expressions
Avocado in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay — the Quechua word for the same creamy green fruit. The 'palta vs. aguacate' debate is one of the great divides of the Spanish language.
A hook, appeal, or magnetism that draws people in naturally. Someone or something with gancho holds attention effortlessly — there's an intangible quality that makes it memorable and hard to ignore.
Someone who's crazy, unhinged, or has a screw loose. In Mexico and Argentina, it describes a person who does wild, irrational things or says outrageous stuff without any filter. It literally means "unhinged" or "loosened," like a bolt that came undone in someone's head.
A mindset of working non-stop towards goals. An extreme version of hustle culture.
To swipe on a screen to approve or reject profiles on dating apps. Swipe right means yes, swipe left means no — and the verb 'swipear' is now as natural in Spanish as any native word. Millions of people swipear every day without a second thought about its English origin.