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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "BAHL" (as in "bar")/
Exactly, that's right, correct. In Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras it's the most direct way to confirm something, like saying 'exactly' but with Central American flavor.
“So we're meeting at 8?,Cabal.”
“Cabal, that's exactly what happened, I'm not making it up.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "BAHL" (as in "bar")/
A Salvadoran and Guatemalan affirmation meaning "exactly," "that's right," "you're correct." You drop it when someone says something that matches what you were thinking. "Cabal" works alone ("cabal") or accompanied ("cabal maje, así es"). Also used reflexively: I arrived "cabal" at eight, meaning exactly at eight. Short, tasty word, very common in daily speech.
“Exactly man, same thing I was thinking.”
“We arrived right at seven.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "BAHL" (as in "bar")/
Exactly, that's right, correct. In Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras it's the most direct way to confirm something, like saying 'exactly' but with Central American flavor.
“So we're meeting at 8?,Cabal.”
“Cabal, that's exactly what happened, I'm not making it up.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "BAHL" (as in "bar")/
A Salvadoran and Guatemalan affirmation meaning "exactly," "that's right," "you're correct." You drop it when someone says something that matches what you were thinking. "Cabal" works alone ("cabal") or accompanied ("cabal maje, así es"). Also used reflexively: I arrived "cabal" at eight, meaning exactly at eight. Short, tasty word, very common in daily speech.
“Exactly man, same thing I was thinking.”
“We arrived right at seven.”
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Copetón
In Colombia, a person who drinks alcohol too often or is known for always having a drink in hand. The copeton always has a reason to have one more and heads straight for the bar at any event.