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/Sounds like "seh" (as in "set") + "boh" (as in "boat") + "YEE" (as in "year") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A small spring onion or scallion, typically grilled. In Mexico, cebollitas are inseparable from carne asada: they go on the grill alongside the meat and also make the perfect snack with salt and lime while everyone waits for the food to be ready.

Examples

Don't forget to throw the cebollitas on the grill with the meat.

Scallions with lime and salt are the first thing to disappear from the grill.

Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to get so deep into something that time completely disappears. You start a video, a book, or a task, and when you finally look up you realize hours have passed and the world kept going without you. A close cousin of the English "falling down a rabbit hole."