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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

A toxic person, someone who drains your energy, manipulates you, and damages you emotionally in a relationship. The term exploded across Spanish-speaking social media in the 2020s as relationship psychology vocabulary entered everyday conversation. Labeling someone tóxico ended many situationships.