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/Sounds like "boh" (as in "boat") + "deh" (as in "debt") + "GOHN" (as in "go")/

Meaning

A no-frills neighborhood restaurant in Argentina known for generous portions, honest home-style cooking, and zero pretension. The bodegon is the opposite of a trendy bistro: no fancy decor, no attitude, just enormous milanesas and a table that feels like someone's dining room. A beloved cultural institution in Buenos Aires.

Examples

Let's go to that bodegon in Once, it has the biggest milanesas in the neighborhood.

A good neighborhood bodegon has more character than any trendy restaurant.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Venezuela
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A versatile Mexican expression meaning something is very hard, intense, or impressive depending on context. One of the most flexible phrases to describe anything that hits hard or stands out.