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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "chee" (as in "cheek") + "NEE" (as in "knee") + "tah" (as in "tar") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "BEEL" (as in "bee")/

Meaning

A traditional Yucatecan dish made with marinated pork, achiote, and sour orange, cooked in a pib oven, a sacred dish of Yucatecan cuisine.

Examples

A cochinita pibil sandwich at 2 am in Merida is the best.

The cochinita pibil with habanero and red onion is perfect.

Regional synonyms

To wake up, snap out of it, and start acting with speed and intelligence. Used in Spain. Telling someone to "espabila" means they are being slow, clueless, or complacent and they need to sharpen up immediately before the situation leaves them behind. It can be a warning, a push, or frustrated advice from someone who sees potential being wasted.