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Meaning
A sister or an extremely close female friend you trust completely, like family. In Mexico, your carnala is your ride-or-die girl who knows everything about you.
Examples
“She's my carnala, we tell each other absolutely everything.”
“My carnala always has my back no matter what.”
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/Sounds like "kahr" (as in "car") + "NAH" (as in "nacho") + "lah" (as in "lava")/
Meaning
A sister or an extremely close female friend you trust completely, like family. In Mexico, your carnala is your ride-or-die girl who knows everything about you.
Examples
“She's my carnala, we tell each other absolutely everything.”
“My carnala always has my back no matter what.”
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Apalancado
Completely settled in and comfortable somewhere with zero intention of moving, like you've taken root. In Spain, apalancado describes that person who's been parked on the sofa for three hours, or the houseguest who's been around for two weeks and clearly isn't leaving.