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/al-ca-WE-ta/

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.

Example

"The mom covers for everything that kid does."

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

Regional synonyms:

Salida con amigos para pasar el rato, hacer algo divertido o simplemente estar juntos. Del inglés 'hang out', es central en la cultura social puertorriqueña.