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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "dah" (as in "dart") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "dreh" (as in "dress")/

Meaning

Something excellent, amazing, the best quality possible. In Mexico it's one of the most positive expressions out there, it means something is absolutely perfect or incredible.

Examples

The party was a toda madre, we didn't stop dancing.

Your girlfriend cooks a toda madre.

The concert was a toda madre, the musicians killed it.

Word family

In Colombia, a neutral, catch-all word for a guy, a man, or just some person. It carries no strong positive or negative charge on its own; the tone depends entirely on context and delivery. Think "dude" or "that guy" in English.