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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "ROO" (as in "rude") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A traditional wooden cup-and-ball toy from Central America where the goal is to toss the ball and land it in the cup on a stick. Mastering it takes real patience and hand-eye coordination, and it is one of the most cherished childhood games across the region.
“A grandfather taught his grandkids to play capirucho; it took them weeks to get it.”
“The hand-carved capiruchos from Quetzaltenango are the most prized by collectors.”
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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "ROO" (as in "rude") + "choh" (as in "chose")/
A traditional wooden cup-and-ball toy from Central America where the goal is to toss the ball and land it in the cup on a stick. Mastering it takes real patience and hand-eye coordination, and it is one of the most cherished childhood games across the region.
“A grandfather taught his grandkids to play capirucho; it took them weeks to get it.”
“The hand-carved capiruchos from Quetzaltenango are the most prized by collectors.”
Chantada
A backstab or dirty trick done by someone you trusted, without any warning. In Argentina and Uruguay, a chantada stings especially hard because it comes from someone you never would have expected it from.