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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "seh" (as in "set")/
To be scared out of your wits, to experience a sudden and intense fright. Widely used across Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, this very colloquial phrase captures the kind of panic that makes your heart drop in an instant.
“I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw the snake right there in the middle of the path.”
“He completely panicked about the chemistry exam because he had not studied anything.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "seh" (as in "set")/
To be scared out of your wits, to experience a sudden and intense fright. Widely used across Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, this very colloquial phrase captures the kind of panic that makes your heart drop in an instant.
“I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw the snake right there in the middle of the path.”
“He completely panicked about the chemistry exam because he had not studied anything.”
Mochilero
A backpacker who travels with just a pack, a tight budget, and a hunger for authentic experiences over tourist traps. Especially common in Colombia and Peru as destination-side vocabulary. The mochilero sleeps in hostels, eats at the market, and gets far closer to local life than most travelers ever do.