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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "kah" (as in "car") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "MAH" (as in "mark") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

In a high or privileged position, either physically perched up on something or having landed a position of power. In Colombia and Venezuela encaramado describes both the kid up in the tree and the one who climbed the corporate ladder.

Examples

He's up there in the tree and won't come down.

She got close to the new boss and now she runs everything.

Word family
Regional synonyms

A strong burst of anger or frustration that hits when something pushes you completely over the edge. In Spain, cabreo is the word for that seething irritation you carry around after something went seriously wrong, the kind of mood that takes a while to come down from.