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Bandera de Chile

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A Chilean shop that sells alcoholic beverages to take away, like a liquor store. The botillería is the mandatory stop before any party. There's one on practically every block in Chile.

Example

"Stop by the bottle shop and grab some beers before you come."

"The corner bottle shop closes at midnight."

Regional synonyms:

An extremely skilled, talented, and impressive person, or something of excellent quality that leaves you in awe. In Mexico, chingón is the highest informal praise — if you're chingón, you're the best.