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/Sounds like "KAH" (as in "car") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

Expensive: a product or service that costs more than expected or more than the buyer can comfortably afford. Used across most Spanish-speaking countries.

Examples

Everything here is so expensive!

It's pricey, can you give me a better deal?

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Regional synonyms

To treat, to pick up the tab, to pay for someone else. In Mexico and Central America when someone dispara they're being generous, dinner, drinks, the whole thing is on them.