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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

To barely make it in Mexico, scraping through by the smallest margin, especially passing a class or exam with the minimum grade. Like sliding through on your belly with no room to spare.