Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "beh" (as in "bed") + "rrah" + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/

Meaning

Bravery, grit, and the ability to push through anything without giving up. In Colombia, berraquera is the most respected virtue there is: someone with it does not cry about problems, they solve them.

Examples

With pure grit she built her business from nothing, without borrowing a single peso.

What a comeback from that team! They scored three goals in the last minute!

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Cuba
Guapería

A charming rogue in Spain: someone with wit and cunning who always has a trick up their sleeve but never loses their likability. The tunante is not truly bad, just very skilled at getting their way, and you cannot help but admire them a little for it.