Uruguay
All expressions
Uruguay
All expressions
A mop in Argentina and Uruguay — the cleaning instrument for scrubbing floors until they shine. The River Plate mop is basically the same thing but with a different name, as usual between countries.
Glasses for correcting vision in Argentina and Uruguay. While Spain says 'gafas' and Mexico says 'lentes,' River Plate folks say 'anteojos' and there's no convincing them to change.
A vulgar but extremely common expression in Argentina and Chile meaning 'no way' or 'impossible.' When something is 'ni cagando,' it's not happening even if you got paid for it, period.
Bread filled with ham, cheese, and other ingredients, the universal quick meal across Latin America and Spain. In Argentina, the "sándwich de miga" is an art form, made with crustless white bread and layered thin, a staple at every party and office lunch.
To be extremely lazy in Argentina, when the urge to do nothing is so powerful that even thinking about moving feels like too much effort. Maximum sloth mode activated.