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/Sounds like "KOW" (as in "cow") + "KOW" (as in "cow")/

Meaning

A classic Peruvian tripe stew made with potatoes and yellow chili pepper, one of Lima's most traditional criollo dishes. Also used colloquially to describe a tangled mess or confusing situation, by metaphorical extension from the dish's jumbled ingredients.

Examples

Ese contrato es un cau cau, nadie entiende qué dice ni qué obliga.

That contract is a total mess, nobody understands what it says or what it requires.

They left me a chaotic pile of files and I don't even know where to start.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Quilombo
Bandera de España
Lio

A unique Amazonian soup from Brazil and Peru, made with tucupi, jambu, and dried shrimp, a culinary experience that numbs the mouth.