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/Sounds like "froo" (as in "fruit") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

Strawberry in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and other Southern Cone countries. It's the exact same delicious red fruit that Mexico and Spain call fresa, but down there it's frutilla and there's no debate.

Examples

A frutilla ice cream with cream.

Frutillas are crazy expensive this season.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de España
Bandera de México
Bandera de Venezuela
Fresa

To deliberately provoke someone, poke and prod until they react. In Spain, buscar las cosquillas (looking for the tickles) is a vivid image for pushing someone's buttons, testing their patience and knowing exactly which nerves to hit.