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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

To be completely broke, in total financial ruin with no money at all. When you're 'en la olla,' your bank account is at zero and payday feels like a mirage.

Examples

I'm completely broke until payday.

We're all broke this month, nobody can go out.

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.