An apartment or flat inside a building in Colombia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. It's the same thing as 'departamento' in Mexico — different word, same concept of vertical living.

An exclamation of disgust, revulsion, or total displeasure in Ecuador and Peru. When something grosses you out so much you need to express it with sound, "atatay!" comes from the soul before you can even think.

A sports field or court where you play soccer, tennis, basketball, or any sport. Used across all of Latin America. In Argentina, "cancha" also means having real world experience or street smarts, someone with "cancha" has been through it all and knows how to handle any situation.

The color brown in Mexico — named after coffee because that's what brown looks like. While other countries say 'marrón,' Mexico sticks with 'café' for the earthy tones.