Chela
Mexican Slang for Beer: 15+ Words for Drinking, Getting Drunk, and the Hangover After
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Add a word/Sounds like "cheh" (as in "check") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "dah" (as in "dart")/
Meaning
A Mexican beer prepared with lime and salt, simple but perfect for hot days. It's the refreshing upgrade that transforms any regular beer into a Mexican summer experience.
Examples
“Let's order some cheladas with the tacos.”
“Nothing beats a cold chelada on a hot afternoon.”
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Meaning
A Mexican beer prepared with lime and salt, simple but perfect for hot days. It's the refreshing upgrade that transforms any regular beer into a Mexican summer experience.
Examples
“Let's order some cheladas with the tacos.”
“Nothing beats a cold chelada on a hot afternoon.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
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Tomarse el palo
To take a comment or joke personally when it was not aimed at you. In Mexico, someone who "se toma el palo" gets defensive over something that had nothing to do with them, which usually just confirms everyone else's suspicion that it actually did.