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/Sounds like "bahr" (as in "bar") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "ah" (as in "art")/

Meaning

Slow-cooked meat prepared by wrapping it in maguey leaves and cooking it in an underground pit for hours. The quintessential Sunday breakfast dish in Mexico, especially in Hidalgo and central Mexico, eaten with consomé (the cooking broth) and fresh tortillas.

Examples

Los domingos desayunamos barbacoa con consomé sin falta. (Every Sunday without fail we have barbacoa with consomé for breakfast.)

La barbacoa de Hidalgo no tiene comparación, hay que ir a probarla. (Hidalgo barbacoa is in a class of its own, you have to go try it.)

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Bolivia
Pachamanca

A dramatic situation that has spiraled into full soap opera territory, with impossible conflicts and unexpected plot twists. Used in Mexico and Central America. When someone says "esto ya se volvió novela," the situation has gone from a normal life problem to something with betrayals, secret revelations, and scenes that belong on primetime TV.