A powerful, precise, full-force shot on goal in Central American football. A cachimba is a strike with so much power and accuracy the goalkeeper doesn't even see it pass and the ball nearly rips the net.

A hangover after a night of drinking in Central America — that awful feeling of headaches, nausea, and regret. The goma is the punishment you pay the next day for overdoing it the night before.

Rice and beans mixed together that's the sacred traditional breakfast of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Simple but addictive, eaten absolutely every single day and it never gets old for those who grew up with it.

A second-person pronoun used instead of 'tú' in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Central America. It comes with its own verb conjugations and is a regional identity marker that defines how millions of people speak.