A sweet cake that's the centerpiece of every celebration in Argentina and other Latin American countries. What Mexico calls 'pastel,' Argentina calls 'torta' — same delicious thing, different name.

Tanned animal hide used to make shoes, bags, jackets, and accessories. Leather goods are a status symbol and a craft tradition across Latin America, especially in Mexico and Argentina.

Drunk or hammered in Chilean Spanish, the kind of drunk you can see in someone's face and wobbly walk. It comes from "copete," which is how Chileans call booze, so copeteado literally means "full of copete." A very Chilean way to say someone overdid it.

A pig or hog — but also what you call someone who's messy, gross, or has no hygiene standards. Chancho is used across Peru, Bolivia, and Chile both literally for the animal and figuratively for anyone who acts like one: eating sloppily, keeping a dirty space, or generally showing a lack of personal care.