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Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Venezuela

/bo-TA-do/

Dirt cheap, almost free — priced so low it doesn't seem real. In Colombia and Venezuela, saying something is 'botado' is the signal you can't pass it up because it won't be this cheap again.

Example

"That TV is a steal — buy it now!"

"The mangoes are going for practically nothing at the plaza today."

Regional synonyms:

Trabarse al hablar, no poder articular bien las palabras por pena, nervios o sorpresa en México. Es esa sensación de que la lengua se te enreda, las palabras no salen y terminas diciendo puras incoherencias.