A pothole in the road that can wreck your car, blow a tire, or swallow your entire wheel. Potholes are the unofficial mascot of Latin American streets.

Embarazada significa embarazada, es decir, que está esperando un bebé. No tiene nada que ver con vergüenza o pena, eso sería avergonzada. El falso cognado más clásico del español para anglohablantes.

The way you answer the phone in Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and other Latin American countries. It's the standard greeting equivalent of 'hello?' when your phone rings.

Feeling intense secondhand embarrassment from someone else's ridiculous or inappropriate actions. It's that discomfort you feel when someone does something so cringy you're embarrassed for them.