The color of nature, plants, and hope. In the slang world, verde can also mean dirty-minded or refer to someone who makes inappropriate sexual jokes.

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.

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.

A transportation ticket in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and other South American countries. It's what you buy to get on the bus, and whose price always goes up right when you need to travel the most.