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/Sounds like "bahn" (as in "bar") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "hah" (as in "hard") + "PYE" + "sah" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

The most massive dish in Colombia: beans, rice, ground beef, pork rinds, fried egg, ripe plantain, arepa, avocado, and chorizo. It's not a plate, it's a feast on a tray.

Examples

I ate a bandeja paisa and couldn't move for three hours.

In Medellín, bandeja paisa is basically a religion.

Regional synonyms

When nothing goes your way and it feels like the universe has a personal grudge against you. In Mexico and Spain, the image is religious: your patron saint has literally turned their back on you, leaving you to fend for yourself against an endless streak of bad luck.