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/Sounds like "ahl" (as in "art") + "kah" (as in "car") + "WEH" (as in "west") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A person who covers up or enables someone else's questionable behavior out of complicity or affection. In Colombia and Venezuela the alcahueta knows everything that's going on and stays quiet because it benefits her.

Examples

The mom covers for everything that kid does.

If she wasn't so enabling, things would have been dealt with already.

Regional synonyms

To reject someone romantically, to turn down their love interest. Giving someone calabazas hurts for both the giver and the receiver, but it's better than leading them on with false hope.