El Salvador
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El Salvador
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A Mexican word with a thousand uses: 'exactly,' 'the real one,' 'right here,' 'the boss,' or just emphasis. Context is everything — 'el mero mero' means the top dog, 'ya mero' means almost.
A lot, a huge amount of something in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. It's the quintessential Central American intensifier that adds punch to any sentence.
Aguardiente, a strong spirit typical of Venezuela and Central America. It can also refer to any hard liquor you drink to celebrate or warm up.
The period of intense heat between July and August when the sun shows no mercy and temperatures become unbearable. Everyone sweats like they're in a sauna and the AC can't keep up.
A fermented salad of cabbage, carrot, and onion that obligatorily accompanies pupusas in El Salvador. Without curtido, a pupusa is incomplete — like a taco without salsa or an asado without chimichurri.