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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "poh" (as in "port") + "POH" (as in "port") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

Asphalt or tar: the black, viscous material used to pave roads. In Mexico "chapopote" is everyday vocabulary for pavement, and by extension any dark, sticky substance that clings and does not let go. The word itself comes from Nahuatl, a reminder that Mexico was paving roads long before the Spanish arrived.

Examples

With the summer heat the asphalt on the street softens and sticks to your shoes.

They spilled tar at the construction site and blocked half the block.

Regional synonyms

An Afro-Caribbean music genre and dance born in New York with Cuban and Puerto Rican roots. Dancing salsa is a science, and the people who really know how will leave your jaw on the floor.