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/Sounds like "byehn" + "meh" (as in "met") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "beh" (as in "bed")/

Meaning

A creamy sweet made from shredded coconut, milk, and sugar, traditional in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and parts of Spain. Its name literally means "it tastes good to me" and describes the dessert perfectly. A family and festive staple.

Examples

Grandma made bienmesabe for Sunday lunch and there was nothing left.

I bought some bienmesabe at the market before it sold out.

Regional synonyms

Mexico's most explosive and versatile core swear word, functioning as a curse and intensifier in dozens of expressions. "A la chingada" means go to hell or forget it, "de la chingada" means absolutely terrible, and it can stand alone as an expletive when something or someone completely crosses the line. Deeply Mexican, impossible to fully translate.