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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "SEHR" (as in "set") + "KAHL" (as in "car") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

To crash, flip, or wreck something in a collision or fall, leaving it destroyed. In Mexico it's used when a vehicle or object gets totaled in an accident.

Examples

He wrecked the motorcycle on the curve and it was completely destroyed.

I almost totaled the car trying to dodge a pothole.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Honduras
Descachimbar

In Venezuela, an informal credit arrangement at the neighborhood bodega where you take something now and pay later. It is a trust-based agreement between the customer and the local shopkeeper.