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/Sounds like "kahs" (as in "car") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "nyah" (as in "Nyan")/
In Spain, a hard knock, accident, or nasty blow. Pegarse una castaña means taking a good hit or having a mishap, used very casually in everyday speech.
“He crashed his motorbike, thank goodness he was going slow.”
“What a castaña I gave myself on the corner of the table.”
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/Sounds like "kahs" (as in "car") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "nyah" (as in "Nyan")/
In Spain, a hard knock, accident, or nasty blow. Pegarse una castaña means taking a good hit or having a mishap, used very casually in everyday speech.
“He crashed his motorbike, thank goodness he was going slow.”
“What a castaña I gave myself on the corner of the table.”
Patero
A sycophant, apple-polisher, or brown-noser who agrees with everything the boss says and laughs at every joke. In Colombia and Venezuela, the 'patero' (from 'pata,' leg, always kissing them) is the office character everyone recognizes and nobody respects.