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/Sounds like the English word "alcahuet" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

Don't alcahuetear those bad manners in the child.

His friends alcahuetean every crazy thing he does.

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Regional synonyms

A young worker in Peru hired under a reduced-benefit labor regime that pays little and strips away entitlements. The term became famous after youth protests against the law that created it.