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/Sounds like "seh" (as in "set") + "BAHR" (as in "bar")/
To prepare and serve mate, filling the gourd with hot water so the other person can drink. The one who ceba the mate is the server, and doing it well, not too hot, not watered down, is a sign of care and respect. In the Río de la Plata, it's an act of love.
“Can you pour me a mate?”
“Pouring someone a good mate is a gesture of affection in the Río de la Plata.”
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/Sounds like "seh" (as in "set") + "BAHR" (as in "bar")/
To prepare and serve mate, filling the gourd with hot water so the other person can drink. The one who ceba the mate is the server, and doing it well, not too hot, not watered down, is a sign of care and respect. In the Río de la Plata, it's an act of love.
“Can you pour me a mate?”
“Pouring someone a good mate is a gesture of affection in the Río de la Plata.”
No capea
Someone who simply does not get it, no matter how many times you explain. In Mexico, used for a person who is slow to understand or seems to be deliberately ignoring the most obvious signals in the world.