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/Sounds like "KOHM" (as in "coat") + "bee" (as in "bee")/

Meaning

A van or small public transport vehicle that runs fixed urban routes in Mexico and Peru. It's that chaotic but effective transport where twice as many people fit as should, and the driver drives like a maniac.

Examples

I got on the combi and it was packed to the brim.

Lima's combis drive like crazy but you get there fast.

Take the combi that goes down the main avenue.

Word family

Gossip, a rumor, or a scandalous situation in Chile. The 'cagüín' is the story everyone wants to hear even though nobody knows exactly how it started. If there's a cagüín, there's drama.