An indigenous woman who wears the traditional pollera skirt and keeps ancestral customs alive. Can be a respectful term celebrating cultural identity, or derogatory depending on the tone and intent of who says it.

To spy or secretly watch what someone's doing, or to snitch on someone to an authority in Chile and Peru. The sapo is the nosy busybody who sticks their nose where it doesn't belong and then runs off to tell what they saw.

A fixed or semi-fixed spot on the street where food, fruit, clothes, or any product is sold directly to the public. The most accessible shop in the neighborhood — no walls, no doors, always face-to-face.

Cash or money in general — the most universal way Latinos refer to money. It's the word that unites Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and half the continent when talking about what everyone needs.