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/Sounds like "choh" (as in "chose") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "lah" (as in "lava")/

Meaning

A traditional Honduran hot drink made from ground cacao, cinnamon, and spices, thicker and more intense than regular hot chocolate. Served at family breakfasts, religious celebrations, and cold-weather gatherings, often paired with pan dulce (sweet bread). A drink closely tied to home and community in Honduras.

Examples

My grandma makes chocola with sweet bread every Sunday morning.

After the procession they handed out hot chocola to everyone.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Bolivia
Achocolatado

Being drunk, especially visibly and intensely so. In Mexico and Guatemala, "agarrar un cuete" means getting wasted at a party without watching the clock. The word cuete originally means firecracker, which gives you a sense of what the buzz feels like.