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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A hidden stash spot for something valuable or secret. In Chile it also means 'a lot', so 'caleta de plata' could be hidden money or tons of money, depending on the country.
“He's got caleta of cash stashed in the caleta.”
“There were caleta of people at the party.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A lot, plenty, or in large quantities in Chile. It's the go-to intensifier that Chileans slap on everything to emphasize abundance.
“There were a ton of people at the concert.”
“I like that restaurant a lot, the food is amazing.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
House or home, urban youth slang used in Ecuador and Colombia. "Voy a la caleta" simply means "I'm heading home." The word traces back to caló, a Roma-influenced jargon that traveled to the Americas with Spanish colonizers and settled in several countries with the sense of a private hideout or refuge.
“Voy a la caleta a cambiarme y regreso.”
“I'm heading home to change, I'll be right back.”
“Mi caleta queda a diez cuadras de acá.”
“My place is ten blocks from here.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A hidden stash spot for something valuable or secret. In Chile it also means 'a lot', so 'caleta de plata' could be hidden money or tons of money, depending on the country.
“He's got caleta of cash stashed in the caleta.”
“There were caleta of people at the party.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
A lot, plenty, or in large quantities in Chile. It's the go-to intensifier that Chileans slap on everything to emphasize abundance.
“There were a ton of people at the concert.”
“I like that restaurant a lot, the food is amazing.”
/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
House or home, urban youth slang used in Ecuador and Colombia. "Voy a la caleta" simply means "I'm heading home." The word traces back to caló, a Roma-influenced jargon that traveled to the Americas with Spanish colonizers and settled in several countries with the sense of a private hideout or refuge.
“Voy a la caleta a cambiarme y regreso.”
“I'm heading home to change, I'll be right back.”
“Mi caleta queda a diez cuadras de acá.”
“My place is ten blocks from here.”
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Bajundir
To deliberately sink someone's reputation or make them look bad, usually through gossip, rumors, or strategic comments in front of the right people. In Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, bajundir is the slow, calculated work of an enemy: patient, sneaky, and aimed at social or professional damage.