A thick sweater, turtleneck, or heavy knit top. In the Andean regions of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, the chompa is essential gear — it's your armor against the brutal highland cold that catches lowlanders completely off guard.

A corn cob with its kernels still attached — the whole ear of corn in its natural form. It's what you boil, grill, or strip for kernels across all of Latin America.

Someone passionate about video games who dedicates serious time to playing, whether casually or competitively. An English loanword fully integrated into young Spanish speakers' vocabulary.

The TikTok feature that lets you respond to a video with your own video in a split-screen format — a format for involuntary collaboration, reactions, and viral commentary.