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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
To be completely naked, not a stitch of clothing on. A very direct Rioplatense expression for total nudity, common in Argentina and Uruguay.
“They caught him completely naked when the bathroom door fell off.”
“The kids ran out to the pool with nothing on, no warning.”
/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
In Argentina, to be completely flat broke, with zero money and no resources. A total cash shortage that usually lasts until the next paycheck.
“Estoy en pelota hasta el quince, no tengo un peso.”
“I'm completely broke until the fifteenth, I don't have a single peso.”
“Lo dejaron en pelota después de la estafa, sin nada.”
“They left him with absolutely nothing after the scam.”
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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
To be completely naked, not a stitch of clothing on. A very direct Rioplatense expression for total nudity, common in Argentina and Uruguay.
“They caught him completely naked when the bathroom door fell off.”
“The kids ran out to the pool with nothing on, no warning.”
/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "peh" (as in "pet") + "LOH" (as in "loan") + "tah" (as in "tar")/
In Argentina, to be completely flat broke, with zero money and no resources. A total cash shortage that usually lasts until the next paycheck.
“Estoy en pelota hasta el quince, no tengo un peso.”
“I'm completely broke until the fifteenth, I don't have a single peso.”
“Lo dejaron en pelota después de la estafa, sin nada.”
“They left him with absolutely nothing after the scam.”
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Guayacán
In Colombia, calling someone a guayacán is the highest kind of compliment: they are unbreakable. The word comes from the guayacán tree, famous for its incredibly hard wood and long life. This person has faced hardship, stayed standing, and kept going.