Luck, an unexpected advantage, or something good that falls into your lap without deserving it in Colombia. When something is chanda, you got lucky — maybe more than you earned. It's that happy coincidence that makes life feel a little unfair in the best possible way.

To wash one's hands of a problem, to disclaim responsibility for something when it's most needed. This phrase is often used to describe someone who abandons others in a difficult situation.

A young guy, a kid, or a teenager in Colombia — the casual word for youth in a country where youth is everywhere. Pelado is descriptive and neutral: the pelado at the corner store, your younger brother, the kid who just started at work. Not disrespectful, just young.

A twin — specifically one of two people born at the same birth in Venezuela and Colombia. Morochos are a source of fascination and confusion: endless stories of mixed-up identities, collective pranks, and the special bond of two people who came into the world together.