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Create account/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "kah" (as in "car") + "leh" (as in "let") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "seh" (as in "set")/
To hide away, hole up, or go completely off the radar. In Colombia, when you "encaletas" you disappear from the world: no calls answered, no messages, no going out. The word comes from "caleta," a hideout or lair, and that is exactly the vibe.
“He has been holed up in his room for days, not answering anyone.”
“We hid away at the ranch the whole long weekend and nobody heard from us.”
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To hide away, hole up, or go completely off the radar. In Colombia, when you "encaletas" you disappear from the world: no calls answered, no messages, no going out. The word comes from "caleta," a hideout or lair, and that is exactly the vibe.
“He has been holed up in his room for days, not answering anyone.”
“We hid away at the ranch the whole long weekend and nobody heard from us.”
Meter la cuchara
To butt in, stick your nose in other people's business without being invited. In Mexico and Central America meter la cuchara is what happens when someone can't resist inserting themselves into a situation that has nothing to do with them.