To go out partying, hit the town at night to drink, dance, and have an incredible time with friends. In Ecuador, Bolivia, and Colombia, farrear is the standard verb for a night out that promises to be memorable and intense.

A person cursed with chronic bad luck where everything goes wrong, as if they have a permanent dark cloud following them around. Being salado means the universe seems to have a personal vendetta against you.

A thick, hearty stew of corn, beans, squash, and meat eaten on Argentine national holidays. Locro is the most patriotic dish of May 25th — the kind that fills your soul and your stomach equally.

A raw fish dish marinated in lime juice that's Peru's national pride, though half the continent makes their own version. Peru and Ecuador have been fighting forever over who invented it.