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/Sounds like "kahm" (as in "car") + "BOO" (as in "boot") + "choh" (as in "chose")/

Meaning

A tiny, dark space used as makeshift housing. In Colombia a cambucho is that minuscule place someone calls home even though barely one person fits and no natural light comes in.

Examples

They put him in a tiny airless hole with no ventilation.

That cramped little place can't fit a double bed even with a miracle.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Sucucho

A shocking, unexpected, and devastating defeat, especially in soccer. The word comes from Brazil's historic loss to Uruguay at the 1950 World Cup in the Maracana Stadium, a result nobody saw coming. When someone says "fue un maracanazo," it means the defeat was sudden, massive, and deeply felt.