Cruda
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Meaning
A large beer bottle (usually one liter) that's shared among friends on the sidewalk in Mexico. The caguama is the people's beer, cheap, generous, and social. Named after the sea turtle, it's an icon of Mexican street culture.
Examples
“We bought some big beers and sat on the sidewalk to chat.”
“An ice-cold caguama on a hot afternoon is unbeatable.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GWAH" (as in "Guam") + "mah" (as in "mark")/
Meaning
A large beer bottle (usually one liter) that's shared among friends on the sidewalk in Mexico. The caguama is the people's beer, cheap, generous, and social. Named after the sea turtle, it's an icon of Mexican street culture.
Examples
“We bought some big beers and sat on the sidewalk to chat.”
“An ice-cold caguama on a hot afternoon is unbeatable.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
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