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Bandera de México

/Sounds like "ah" (as in "father") + "SEHR" + "lah" (as in "lava") + "PEEN" + "tah" (as in "taco")/

To skip school without permission and go do something more fun and exciting instead. In Mexico it's the classic teenage art of escaping class and dedicating the morning to adventure.

Example

"We skipped school and went to the movies instead of class."

"My mom found out I skipped school and grounded me."

Word family

Estar en una relación romántica con alguien, sin necesariamente ser novios formales. En México es la etapa entre el ligue y el noviazgo, donde sales con alguien pero sin etiquetas oficiales.