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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "BOO" (as in "boot") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
In Colombia and Ecuador, a difficult situation or commitment that is hard to get out of. Like being tied up with a cabuya rope, being "en la cabuya" means something has you trapped with no easy escape, usually debt, a bad contract, or a complicated relationship.
“He's completely stuck with those accumulated debts he can't pay.”
“He got himself into a mess with that contract and now he doesn't know how to get out.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "BOO" (as in "boot") + "yah" (as in "yard")/
In Colombia and Ecuador, a difficult situation or commitment that is hard to get out of. Like being tied up with a cabuya rope, being "en la cabuya" means something has you trapped with no easy escape, usually debt, a bad contract, or a complicated relationship.
“He's completely stuck with those accumulated debts he can't pay.”
“He got himself into a mess with that contract and now he doesn't know how to get out.”
Laberinto
A person who overcomplicates everything with twisted logic and confusing explanations, or a situation that has no clear way out. In Venezuela calling someone a "laberinto" means their way of talking or acting creates more confusion than clarity.