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Bandera de Uruguay
Bandera de Argentina

/ca-CHI-lo/

An old, beat-up car that barely runs and makes noise at every traffic light. In Uruguay and Argentina the cachilo cruises the humble neighborhoods and rattles at every stoplight. But it keeps going, which is all that matters.

Example

"He's coming in that clunker that smokes from every panel."

"I bought a secondhand clunker and it lasted me ten years."

Regional synonyms:

Guiso de carne condimentado con chiles y especias, originario de Jalisco. Se come en tacos, consomé o como plato principal y es uno de los platillos más adictivos de México.