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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "lee" (as in "lead") + "MOH" (as in "more") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

A mix of cheap red wine and cola, the classic outdoor drinking party drink in Spain. The go-to combination for drinking on a budget with a crowd.

Examples

Grab a big bottle of wine and a cola, we're making calimocho.

The calimocho at the street party was warm but it went down easy.

Regional synonyms

Stumbling forward despite constant setbacks, struggling but refusing to quit. In Argentina and Uruguay, going "a los tumbos" means things are not going smoothly but you are still making progress, one bumpy step at a time.