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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "KEE" (as in "keep") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

Puerto Rico's beloved Christmas drink, made with coconut milk, rum, cinnamon, and eggs. Think eggnog but richer, sweeter, and tropical. No Puerto Rican holiday gathering is complete without a batch of homemade coquito, and every family swears their recipe is the best.

Examples

La abuela tiene la receta del mejor coquito del barrio.

Grandma has the best coquito recipe in the neighborhood.

Sin coquito no hay Navidad en mi familia.

Christmas doesn't happen in my family without coquito.

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Regional synonyms

An exclamation of disbelief, disappointment, or surprise adopted straight from English by Gen Z. It comes out when something is so absurd you can't find words in Spanish to react.