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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

A simple flat-soled sandal, the most basic and practical footwear of the Central American countryside. Traditionally worn by farmers and indigenous communities across Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, caites are durable, cheap, and carry generations of rural identity.