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/Sounds like "kahr" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "moh" (as in "more") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "SEE" (as in "see") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

In Venezuela, to be the one who ends up doing the heavy lifting and carrying everyone else's responsibility. The last person standing when everyone else has found a convenient excuse to disappear and leave the dirty work behind.

Examples

I always end up doing everyone else's work.

Do not make me carry the load again, it is not my turn.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Pringarse

Rush or urgency to do something quickly. In Colombia this is the standard word for being in a hurry, and saying "yo afán no tengo" is the perfect phrase to slow someone down when they are pressuring you to move faster.