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/Sounds like "GWAHM" (as in "Guam") + "pah" (as in "park")/

Meaning

A traditional vessel made from cow horn used for drinking tereré or mate in Paraguay. A handcrafted piece with deep cultural history that every Paraguayan family keeps at home as part of their daily drinking ritual.

Examples

Pásame la guampa que quiero tereré frío. (Pass me the guampa, I want some cold tereré.)

Esa guampa es de mi abuelo, tiene muchos años y sigue perfecta. (That guampa is my grandfather's, it's been around for decades and is still perfect.)

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Regional synonyms

To cheat on an exam in a discreet and strategic way. In Mexico, chumear is the survival tactic for when you did not study enough: sneaking glances at hidden notes, copying from a classmate, anything to get through the test without getting caught.