Chile
All expressions
Chile
All expressions
To be extremely anxious or scared, holding your breath while waiting for something to turn out okay. The literal translation is "with Jesus in your mouth," as in you are silently praying and your heart is in your throat. It is used across all of Latin America and Spain when you are going through a nerve wracking moment, like turbulence on a flight, waiting for test results, or watching your team in a penalty shootout.
The front cover that protects the car engine in Argentina, Chile, and Spain. What you lift when something's wrong and suspicious smoke comes out, hoping it's nothing serious or expensive to fix.
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.