An ear of corn — what Mexicans call elote, Venezuelans call jojoto. It's a staple of Venezuelan street food and home cooking: eaten boiled, roasted, or as the base for hallacas and arepas. The jojoto is humble, universal, and deeply embedded in Venezuelan food identity.

To snitch, tattle, or gossip — telling others what someone did or said in Colombia and Venezuela. Sapear is the act of the chismoso in motion: carrying information to the wrong ears, reporting someone to authority, or spreading drama for the thrill of it.

To stand up, get up from a seated or lying position. In Latin America pararse means the opposite of sitting — something completely natural but a source of constant confusion for Spaniards who use it differently.

A board fixed to the wall for placing decorative objects, books, or plants. That small shelf that organizes and decorates at the same time — the favorite of anyone wanting to use every available inch of wall space.