To mess around, joke, waste time, or goof off. In Chile and Peru it's a multi-purpose word that can mean either bugging someone or doing absolutely nothing productive.

A purification ritual using herbs, eggs, incense, or candles to remove negative energy, bad luck, or spiritual illness. Limpias are deeply rooted in Latin American indigenous traditions and folk medicine.

A very physically attractive person who's hot and knows it. In Peru and Mexico, calling someone churro is a direct compliment that works for men and women — the kind of flattery friends toss around naturally.

To feel embarrassed, to get flustered, to turn red from shame over something cringeworthy you did or witnessed. In Peru, paltear is the standard way to express that something mortifies you.