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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "pahr" (as in "park") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "MEHN" (as in "met") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

An apartment or flat inside a building in Colombia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. It's the same thing as 'departamento' in Mexico, different word, same concept of vertical living.

Examples

We rented an apartment near the beach.

The apartment has a great view of the city.

Word family
Regional synonyms

In Mexico, someone who is an extreme fanatic of something and cannot get enough, whether it is a sports team, a TV show, or a type of food. The word also literally refers to someone devoted to tripas, the grilled offal served at street taco stands.