A home run in baseball — the most exciting hit in the game, when the ball sails out of the park and the batter rounds all the bases in pure celebration. It's the adapted Spanish spelling used across Latin America's baseball-loving nations.

Short for 'what's good' in Dominican slang — the signature street greeting of Santo Domingo. It's texted, said out loud, and used as an all-purpose opener that instantly marks you as Dominican.

To strike out the batter with three strikes in baseball — the most humiliating moment for the hitter and most glorious for the pitcher. Also used to say something broke down, like a flat tire.

A song that hits insanely hard, a musical banger that plays everywhere and you can't stop listening to. In reggaeton and urban music, calling a track a palo is the highest compliment you can give an artist.