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/Sounds like "KAHR" (as in "car") + "neh" (as in "net") + "ah" (as in "art") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "dah" (as in "dart")/

Meaning

A Chicano and northern Mexican backyard cookout tradition: grilled meat, cold beers, and music with the whole crew. More than a meal, it is the weekend institution where the community comes together.

Examples

We're heading to my buddy's carne asada on Saturday, bring beers.

The cookout went until way past midnight with the whole band.

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Regional synonyms

A cellphone or mobile phone in Cuba, the colloquial Cuban way to refer to the device that everyone's glued to. It's their everyday word for the gadget that connects them to the world.