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/Sounds like "AH" (as in "art") + "pee" (as in "pea")/

Meaning

A hot, sweet drink made from purple corn, cinnamon, and cloves, a beloved staple of Bolivian market culture. Api is especially popular on cold mornings and is almost always paired with buñuelos (fried dough fritters). It tastes nothing like corn: it is warming, fragrant, and deeply comforting.

Examples

Have a hot api before you head out, it is freezing cold this morning.

Api with buñuelos from the market lady is the classic city breakfast, nothing beats it.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Perú
Chicha morada

At full speed, in a hurry, with urgency. In Mexico, 'to go en chinga' means to move quickly because time is of the essence.