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/Sounds like "koo" (as in "cool") + "BEH" (as in "bed") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

A large plastic bucket with a handle, the all-purpose container in Mexican households. Used for carrying water, mixing cement, mopping floors, washing the car, bathing the dog, or basically whatever needs a container large enough to hold it.

Examples

Fill the bucket with water to mop the floor.

I need a big bucket to wash the car this weekend.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Cubo

In classic Argentine lunfardo, a woman who works as a street prostitute. The word is closely tied to tango culture and the popular poetry of the Rio de la Plata in the 20th century, where the yira became an enduring literary figure: solitary, walking the night, waiting for someone to stop.