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/Sounds like the English word "alcahuet" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
In Colombia, to cover up, enable, or turn a blind eye to someone's bad behavior instead of correcting it. To alcahuetear is to make excuses for someone and make their bad habits easier to keep.
“Don't alcahuetear those bad manners in the child.”
“His friends alcahuetean every crazy thing he does.”
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/Sounds like the English word "alcahuet" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/
In Colombia, to cover up, enable, or turn a blind eye to someone's bad behavior instead of correcting it. To alcahuetear is to make excuses for someone and make their bad habits easier to keep.
“Don't alcahuetear those bad manners in the child.”
“His friends alcahuetean every crazy thing he does.”
Agarrar
To take or grab something with your hand in Latin America, the universal verb for picking things up. While Spain uses 'coger,' Latin America sticks with 'agarrar' to avoid the awkward double meaning.