Colombia
Most popular words
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Colombia
All expressions
A spongy cake soaked in three types of milk — evaporated, condensed, and heavy cream. It's the most beloved Latin American dessert: impossibly moist, dangerously sweet, and completely irresistible.
The paved space on the side of the street for pedestrians to walk safely. It's the pedestrian's sacred zone that cars should respect but in many cities invade without mercy.
The alpha male of memes — confident, successful, and doing whatever he wants without caring about anyone's opinion. He's the opposite of the virgin in internet culture.
Tener un resfriado o catarro, no estreñimiento. Decir que estás constipado en español significa que tienes la nariz tapada y te duele la garganta, no problemas digestivos. Uno de los falsos cognados más entretenidos del idioma.
A gut feeling that something bad is about to happen, that instinctive sense of impending danger you can't quite explain. When you smell chamusquina, your survival instincts are telling you to be careful.