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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "RROHZ" + "KOHN" (as in "coat") + "MAHN" (as in "mark") + "goh" (as in "go")/

Meaning

A chaotic, jumbled mess where everything is mixed up and nothing makes sense. In Venezuela, when a situation becomes an arroz con mango, it has gotten so complicated that nobody understands anything anymore.

Examples

The meeting was an arroz con mango, everyone talking at once and no decisions made.

That accounting is a total mess, nothing adds up.

Regional synonyms

A bold, go-for-it person who takes initiative without overthinking or waiting for permission. In Mexico, the lanzado just goes for it without calculating the risk too much, which can be a virtue or a flaw depending on how things turn out. The word literally means "launched."