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/Sounds like "kohm" (as in "coat") + "PEE" (as in "pea") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A shortened, street-level form of compa or compadre in Mexico. Calling someone compita is the highest level of neighborhood trust, reserved for people you've been through thick and thin with.

Examples

What's up compita, how you been?

That compita always has my back when I need it.

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An Afro-Uruguayan musical and dance tradition with deep African roots, recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The candombe drums, chico, repique and piano, are the heartbeat of Montevideo's carnival.