Corn dough stuffed with fillings and wrapped in banana or corn leaves, found all across Latin America with a thousand variations. Every country swears theirs are the best.

To be cheap or tight-fisted with money in Mexico — the kind of person who never treats, never chips in, and always finds creative excuses to dodge the bill. Nobody wants to go out with a codo.

A wallet where you keep your money, cards, and IDs. It's that object you check three times before leaving the house, and losing it is an absolute tragedy.

A person who's extraordinarily good at something, especially in football or sports in general. It's the highest compliment to recognize pure talent and natural ability that can't be taught.