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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "LOHR" (as in "loan") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "boh" (as in "boat") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

Extreme, humid, suffocating heat with nowhere to escape. The kind of heat you feel when you walk into a sealed room in a tropical summer with no ventilation at all.

Examples

I can't sleep in this sweltering heat.

The bus without AC is pure oven-level heat.

Regional synonyms

In Peru and Bolivia, someone who acts with authority they do not actually have. A chapita plays the role of someone in charge when they are clearly not, throwing their imaginary weight around and blocking things they have no real power over. The word refers to a badge or insignia, suggesting the authority is purely decorative.