/Sounds like "kah-BAHN-gah"/
A Tico word for a specific type of nostalgia, melancholy, or soft sadness, usually for someone far away or something already gone. It's not depression or crying: it's that emotional dip from remembering a love, a friend who left, or a time that won't come back. "Me dio cabanga" is an intimate, almost poetic confession that only Ticos use this way.
"Me dio cabanga al ver su foto. → I got that pang looking at her photo."
"Tengo cabanga desde que se fue mi carnal. → I've been down since my buddy left."
/Sounds like "kah-BAHN-gah"/
A Tico word for a specific type of nostalgia, melancholy, or soft sadness, usually for someone far away or something already gone. It's not depression or crying: it's that emotional dip from remembering a love, a friend who left, or a time that won't come back. "Me dio cabanga" is an intimate, almost poetic confession that only Ticos use this way.
"Me dio cabanga al ver su foto. → I got that pang looking at her photo."
"Tengo cabanga desde que se fue mi carnal. → I've been down since my buddy left."
Copete
Booze or alcoholic drinks in Chile. 'Tomar copete' means to drink alcohol, and 'ir por un copete' is the classic invitation to go out for beers or drinks with friends. It covers any kind of alcohol, from beer to hard liquor, and is the go to Chilean word for a night of drinking.