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/Sounds like "ahn" (as in "art") + "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "NAHL" (as in "nacho") + "gahs" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

To be in a really rough spot, whether financially broke or just having a terrible stretch of bad luck. In Mexico, andar de nalgas paints a vivid picture of someone stumbling through life on their backside.

Examples

This month we're really strapped for cash.

Since he lost his job, he's been going through a rough patch.

A big, full-blown party with music, food, and dancing until dawn. In salsa and Caribbean culture, a rumbón is more than just any gathering: it implies drums, neighbors joining in, enough food for everyone, and the sound system pushed to the limit. It comes from the musical genre "rumba" but in daily speech it means any high-energy celebration, especially with live music.