The hood covering the car's engine that you open when something breaks down or overheats. Popping the hood on the roadside is the universal sign of car trouble.

A hill, mount, or natural elevation across all of Latin America. In many cities, cerros define the landscape and neighborhoods, especially where informal communities are built on the hillsides.

To be boyfriend and girlfriend, to be in a formal romantic relationship in Chile — an exclusively Chilean word not used in any other country. It describes the official romantic stage where you introduce your polola or pololo to the family.

A brave, politically incorrect, or countercultural opinion that someone says without caring what anyone thinks. A social media anglicism used as praise for free thinking.