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/Sounds like 'ah-koh-MOH-doh'/

An informal arrangement where someone gets a job or benefit not through merit, but through personal connections. In Latin American work culture, an acomodo is the open secret everyone knows about but nobody talks about officially.

Example

"They gave him an acomodo at the agency thanks to his uncle."

"Look for an acomodo before the new government comes in."

Regional synonyms:

Chica linda o mujer atractiva en Argentina y Chile. Es un diminutivo cariñoso de 'mina' que se usa para hablar de una mujer que te gusta o que llama la atención.